In an exclusive chat with Sports Today, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh blasted ex-Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi for his outrageous remark on Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue. After India's first match of the ongoing Asia Cup ended in a washout against Pakistan, Sethi posted a bizarre tweet on X, formerly Twitter, and attacked the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for the scheduling of the competition. Furthermore, the ex-PCB chief also suggested that India is afraid to play Pakistan because the ACC decided to conduct Super 4s matches in Colombo.
"BCCI/ACC informed PCB today that they had decided to shift next India-Pak match from Colombo to Hambantota because of rain forecasts. Within one hour they changed their mind and announced Colombo as the venue. What's going on? Is India afraid to play and lose to Pakistan Look at the rain forecast," said Sethi on X.
Reacting to Sethi's comment, Harbhajan didn't mince his words and hinted that the ex-PCB chief seems to have lost his mind. Harbhajan also exuded that India will beat Pakistan anywhere in the world.
"Don't know what Najam Sethi is smoking nowadays. I don't know how is he saying that they were the favourites or India does not want to play Pakistan," Harbhajan said.
"Please someone give him the whole record where India have beaten them more number of times whenever they have played against each other. This is baseless kind of a thing for him, with the kind of stature that he holds at this moment for Pakistan cricket
"He says, India does not want to play Pakistan because India is scared. India is never scared to play anyone. Don't know where this is coming from. They needed to sit with the Asian Cricket Council and see where the tournament is going to be held.
"Whether the weather forecast was right or not. Boss, come and play us wherever you want, we will beat you," he added.
India and Pakistan are scheduled to cross swords on September 10 in Colombo.
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