Kris Srikkanth Slams Nasser Hussain Amid India-Pakistan Controversy

Former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth also commented on Nasser Hussain’s remarks on the situation involving India and Pakistan. Srikkanth said that England, being led by Nasser Hussain, did not travel to Zimbabwe and Kenya for the World Cup in 2003, and therefore, Hussain should not comment on similar conditions.

The controversy arose when Bangladesh pulled out of the T20 World Cup, and Pakistan decided to boycott their match against India at the group stage. Around the same time, Hussain started another controversy by stating that the ICC is controlled by the BCCI and advocating for equality for all teams.

Srikkanth Slams Nasser

As Srikkanth has described on his YouTube video, Hussain himself went through a similar situation during the 2003 World Cup, when England chose to pull out after they refused to travel to Zimbabwe and Kenya.

Srikkanth said:

“He (Hussain) was the captain in the 2003 World Cup when England refused to go to Zimbabwe and Kenya. Why does he want to talk now? At the last moment, even Australia agreed."

He also said:

“England was kicked out, and that is how Kenya came to the quarterfinals. You have one rule, we have one rule. At that time, England was ruling. That time they were shouting. It isn’t fair. If England or any other team does it, it is okay. No one wants to do arm-twisting. At the end of the day, ICC’s big revenue is from Indian fans across the globe, so India has a little bit of an edge."

Since then, the government of Pakistan has changed its views, and they have confirmed that the team will play against India, as the ICC sent a delegation of officials to settle the issue.

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Srikkanth also added:

“I am happy that Pakistan has agreed to play, and the match is happening. It’s very important. It’s very crucial for world cricket. Don’t go anywhere else, just from the subcontinent population, you will get so much viewership. “Pakistan would be the biggest loser if they didn’t play. Even viewers and fans, how many of them would have gotten tickets? And even the hosting nation. At the end of the day, everyone would ignore Pakistan."