Sports and politics can never be separated when it comes to India and Pakistan. The marquee World Cup clash between the two arch rivals is little under four months away but there is already a shadow of doubt on the India-Pakistan clash in Manchester on June 16.
India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal doesn't know as of now if that match will take place as scheduled but the leg-spinner was vocal enough to call for a strict and a befitting reply to Pakistan for the thousands and lakhs of lives that have been lost due to cross border terrorism.
"The decision to play the World Cup match against Pakistan has to be taken by the BCCI and the government. One or two players cannot decide but I think it is high time and we need to take strong action against the perpetrators of terrorism," Chahal, who, in all likelihood, will be part of India's 15-man squad for the World Cup, told Sports Tak.
"This should settle once and for all. We can't tolerate it any longer. Every three months we get to hear about our jawans losing their lives to terrorism and we can't keep waiting for things to happen. We have to make things happen and we should settle this face to face, even if that means aar paar ki ladaai (fight on the battlefield)," said the 28-year-old leg-spinner.
Legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh had expressed great anguish over Pakistan's lack of intent in stop terrorism. He said India should boycott the World Cup match against Pakistan following the Pulwama attacks and Pakistan's repeated attempts to disrupt peace in India.
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