Ramiz Raja blames India’s ‘BJP mindset’ for ‘marginalising’ Pakistan cricket, says ‘our independence will get compromised’

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has been making headlines ever since his ouster because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman with Najam Sethi changing him. The previous PCB leader has been in a confrontation with Sethi and the board, with the latter even threatening to document a a lawsuit towards the ex-cricketer.

On Tuesday, a document emerged with Raja as soon as once more being within the middle however this time he focused India. “Sadly, what’s going down with India is that there’s this BJP mindset over there. The houses that I had introduced, be it the PJL or the Pakistan Ladies’s League, had been accomplished in order that we can have our personal money-making property that might fund the Pakistan Cricket Board, which might take us clear of the ICC’s investment, which is an important at the moment,” Raja used to be quoted as announcing by means of The Indian Specific. As consistent with the document, Raja made the remarks whilst addressing a meeting on the Executive School College Lahore.

“Our independence will get compromised as a result of maximum of ICC’s sources are created in India. If India’s mindset is to marginalise Pakistan then we stay neither right here nor there,” he added.

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Raja additionally discussed that he had spoken about the problem with the Australia and England cricket forums, urging them to take over the management roles at ICC, cricket’s governing frame, with the intention to safeguard Pakistan’s hobby.

“I made my place transparent in this. If the ACC has nominated us to carry an Asian match and if India says one positive day that we received’t move to Pakistan and the Asia Cup can also be taken from right here, then all I mentioned used to be that we’ve got choices too.”

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Raja additionally shared the conversations he had with Babar Azam, the place he informed the Pakistan skipper that “shedding to India isn’t an choice.”

“We need to beat India as a result of simplest then are we able to be in a more potent place to barter and simplest then can their narratives be killed,” mentioned Raja.

Raja additionally shared his perspectives on his unceremonious go out from PCB. “Getting into from the backdoor by means of bulldozing the charter and implementing any individual at the cricket board – I think that is unfair on everybody. The whole lot turns into rudderless. What is correct or flawed will get misplaced in social media stories and I think this wishes to switch,” the previous PCB boss mentioned.