India-Pakistan cricket match shifts to pitch of politics, BJP on defensive batting
New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): Tomorrow India and Pakistan will face each other in a match of Asia Cup. Politics has heated up before the match. This match is the center point of politics and the question is being raised repeatedly that why is this match being played with Pakistan. In cricket language, the opposition is throwing bouncers on this pitch of politics and BJP has to do defensive batting.
Former Delhi CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal says on social media that this decision was not taken under the pressure of US President Donald Trump. He wrote sarcastically, "Is this also being done under Trump's pressure? How much will you bow before Trump?" At the same time, BJP MP Anurag said that "When multinational tournaments are organized by ACC or ICC it becomes a compulsion and necessity for the countries to participate in them if they do not do so they will be out of the tournament. They will have to leave the match and the other team will get the points.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has announced to take to the streets in protest against the match. He said that playing a match with a terrorist country is an insult to national sentiments. Uddhav Thackeray said that Shiv Sena workers will take to the streets across Maharashtra and protest against the match.