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Ravichandran Ashwin, Ramiz Raja (Image Source: Twitter)
Ramiz Raja, the Pakistan cricket board’s (PCB) chairman, said recently that India have started to respect Pakistan and also lauded his men for defeating a billion-dollar team. The comment did not go well with many of Indian fans and the Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin had a classic reply to it during the press conference that he attended after India’s practice match against Western Australia on October 10, Monday.
Admitting that he was completely unaware of the statement from PCB’s chief, Ashwin said that the rivalry is going to be a big one as it involves a lot of people. Further, the Indian spinner added that matches can go either way when two big countries meet.
“Until you said that, I didn't know he made a statement like that. That's one way of dealing with it. But look, it's a game of cricket. Whatever political tensions and whatever stays between the teams, the rivalry is big, it means a lot to the people from both countries,” Ashwin said in the press conference after a practice game against Western Australia.
The margins are going to be so close: Ashwin
Further, the Indian star spinner said that winning and losing are a part of sports. Further, he emphasized the close margins in the shortest format of the game. “But at the end of the day, whatever you may say as a cricketer and as someone who is playing the sport, you do understand that wins and losses are part of the game, especially in this format, the margins are going to be so close,” said the spinner.
With regard to the comments from the PCB’s boss, he said it in an interview with Dawn and it earned him a lot of backlash from Indian fans. “Pakistan humesha se underdogs rahein hain jab bhi India se muqabla huye hain, but of late, unhone hume respect dena shuru kardiya hain kyunki unke khayal me yeh hain ki Pakistan hume kabhi hara hi nehi sakte. (Pakistan have always been underdogs whenever they have played against India. But, of late, they have started to give them respect, knowing that they can be beaten in this contest)," Raja had said earlier.
"So yehi main kehta hu ki Pakistan ko credit dijiye kyunki ek billion-dollar team cricket industry ko hum harate he (This is where Pakistan should get credit as the India is a 'billion-dollar' team),” he added.
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'Didn't know that' - Ravichandran Ashwin's classic reply to Ramiz Raja's 'India respects Pakistan' comment
Ravichandran Ashwin hit back at Ramiz Raja's comments in the press-conference after the warm-up match against Western Australia.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ramiz Raja (Image Source: Twitter)
Ramiz Raja, the Pakistan cricket board’s (PCB) chairman, said recently that India have started to respect Pakistan and also lauded his men for defeating a billion-dollar team. The comment did not go well with many of Indian fans and the Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin had a classic reply to it during the press conference that he attended after India’s practice match against Western Australia on October 10, Monday.
Admitting that he was completely unaware of the statement from PCB’s chief, Ashwin said that the rivalry is going to be a big one as it involves a lot of people. Further, the Indian spinner added that matches can go either way when two big countries meet.
“Until you said that, I didn't know he made a statement like that. That's one way of dealing with it. But look, it's a game of cricket. Whatever political tensions and whatever stays between the teams, the rivalry is big, it means a lot to the people from both countries,” Ashwin said in the press conference after a practice game against Western Australia.
The margins are going to be so close: Ashwin
Further, the Indian star spinner said that winning and losing are a part of sports. Further, he emphasized the close margins in the shortest format of the game. “But at the end of the day, whatever you may say as a cricketer and as someone who is playing the sport, you do understand that wins and losses are part of the game, especially in this format, the margins are going to be so close,” said the spinner.
With regard to the comments from the PCB’s boss, he said it in an interview with Dawn and it earned him a lot of backlash from Indian fans. “Pakistan humesha se underdogs rahein hain jab bhi India se muqabla huye hain, but of late, unhone hume respect dena shuru kardiya hain kyunki unke khayal me yeh hain ki Pakistan hume kabhi hara hi nehi sakte. (Pakistan have always been underdogs whenever they have played against India. But, of late, they have started to give them respect, knowing that they can be beaten in this contest)," Raja had said earlier.
"So yehi main kehta hu ki Pakistan ko credit dijiye kyunki ek billion-dollar team cricket industry ko hum harate he (This is where Pakistan should get credit as the India is a 'billion-dollar' team),” he added.