'Ehsan Mani undeserving to comment on India's safety': BCCI hits back at PCB chief

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has hit back at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani after calling India's security situation worse than that in Pakistan at present. Mani made se controversial comments on Monday in a press conference in Karachi after Pakistan completed playing ir first Test series at home in a decade. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka, which was co-incidentally last team to have played in Pakistan before Lahore terror attacks that injured several of ir star players.

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BCCI criticizes Ehsan Mani for unnecessary comments

BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal told a leading Indian media daily that Mani is 't eligible' to compare India and Pakistan's security situation primarily because he continues to reside mainly in London, despite being PCB chairman. To add salt to wounds, Dhumal added that Mani does t even deserve to comment on Pakistan’s security for that matter, let alone India's. BCCI treasurer challenged  PCB chairman to spend more time in Pakistan to kw why most top international teams are t in favour of visiting country to play international cricket.

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He had claimed that his country had proven once again that safety was longer an issue for international teams following success of recent Sri Lanka series. He added that Lankans had visited country two months ago for 3 ODIs and T20Is each respectively as well. Mani's statements come as a surprise more so for someone who has also served as  International Cricket Council (ICC) President in past.

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Or perhaps it is t considering fact that he was appointed as PCB chairman last year by board's chief patron and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Political tensions between India and Pakistan have only increased over years, which has clearly spilled on to cricket. India and Pakistan last played a bilateral series in 2012 and ar series between two nations seems impossible after Pulwama terror attacks in February 2019.