“It’s not some local tournament, it’s a bloody World Cup,” said Basit Ali, summing up Pakistan’s problem with Indian World Cup venues in a straightforward way.

Basit Ali, a former cricket player for Pakistan’s, has asked the board to put their disagreements aside and go to India for the World Cup. Even though the ICC released the plan for the next big event earlier this month, Pakistan is still not sure if they will play in the 13th ODI World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board isn’t saying much about their involvement after saying they didn’t like where some of their games were held.

PCB is said to be worried about Pakistan’s high-stakes game against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. They also didn’t like the idea of playing Afghanistan in Chennai. But after their temper fits, former Pakistani cricket player and coach Basit Ali slammed the board.

Given how important the event is, the former cricket player thinks that Pakistan should take part. He thought that the Indians would be under a lot of pressure when they play Pakistan in Ahmedabad in front of a full crowd.

“I’ve heard on the news and on YouTube that Pakistan might not want to play their matches in Ahmedabad and another place. So what? Pakistan’s has a lot to gain from the World Cup timeline set by the ICC. If 1.25 million people come to the match in Ahmedabad, the pressure will be on India, not Pakistan. If India had played in the Asia Cup in Pakistan, Pakistan would have been under a lot of pressure.

“I don’t understand why people can’t get this simple idea. Afghanistan is a weak team, but they have good spinners. Just play Afghanistan wherever the schedule is set. This is stupid. I keep hearing that Pakistan might not be able to do it. They will, of course. It’s not a small event, boss. Basit Ali said on his YouTube account, “It’s a bloody World Cup.”

Usually, each team will play two warm-up games, but Pakistan will actually play four: Basit Ali

The former cricketer says that Pakistan’s first two games will be against the last two teams to qualify for the World Cup. This will help the Men in Green prepare for the game against their biggest enemies, India. Basit said that the first two games were extra practise, which helped the spirit of the Pakistani team.

“Now for the second part, which is what Pakistan has going for it. Usually, each team will play two warm-up games, but Pakistan will actually play four – two practise games and one against each of the two qualifying teams – before playing India in Ahmedabad, he said.