Kashmir Digits

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has expressed disappointment over New Zealand and England’s decision to cancel their tours to Pakistan saying nobody would do that to India, if they’re in the same situation, citing financial reasons as the main player.

he 34-year-old cricketer added that he would have no qualms about touring to Pakistan, the country of his birth, with Australia scheduled to travel there after the Ashes. “I feel it’s very easy for players and organisations to say no to Pakistan, because it’s Pakistan,” Khawaja was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

“I think the same thing would apply too, if it were Bangladesh. But nobody would say no to India, if they’re in the same situation,” he added.

“Money talks, we all know that, and that’s probably a big part of it. They keep proving time and time again through their tournaments that they’re a safe place to play cricket. I think there’s no reason why we shouldn’t go back,” Usman Khawaja elaborated.

“I’ve heard nothing but reports about people feeling safe. Even talking to the guys during the PSL about what it’s like…they would say the same thing to me ‘like 10 years ago, maybe not, but now 100 per cent’.”

New Zealand had pulled out of the tour on the day of the opening ODI in Rawalpindi.

While England  pulled the plug on tours to the South Asian country by both their men’s and women’s teams