ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi believes the show must go on referring to the Pak-India series but said it will be great if India tours Pakistan in this difficult time for support.
Afridi said wherever and whenever a series is played the show must go on, irrespective of politics. Speaking about the options to a possible series between the arch-rivals in Sri Lanka next month, Afridi said "I think cricket should go on between Pakistan and India because it creates good contacts."
Afridi, who toured India in 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2011, said people in both the countries want to watch the game between Pakistan and India. "Cricket should go on, it develops good relations and public from both sides want to watch the game," supersport.com quoted Afridi as saying.
He said Pakistanis will be happy if India tours their country. "It will be a matter of great happiness if India comes to Pakistan in this difficult time, supports Pakistan and play there," Afridi said.
Pakistan have not staged international cricket, other than a short limited overs series against Zimbabwe this year, since terrorists attacks on a Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in March 2009. Pakistan has since been forced to play its home matches on neutral venues in the United Arab Emirates.
Afridi said Pakistan team will be ready to tour India for next year's World Twenty20 if government and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allows. "When the board gives us security, the government gives us security then we can go for the World Twenty20," said Afridi.
"We have gone to India under worse situations," said Afridi of Pakistan's 1999 tour when extremists threatened them and dug up a pitch in New Delhi.
"It depends on who takes that pressure but we never felt any pressure going there and playing in India because we get a lot of love and affection there and +they want us to play."
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