Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur lately reminisced about his days as a cricketer in a current submit on social media. That got here as he shared a video the place he could be seen taking part in cricket and hitting a six at a sports activities venue amid the continuing Asian Video games 2023.
On Sunday, September 23, the 48-year-old cricketer-turned-politician captioned the submit on X (previously generally known as Twitter):
“You may take out cricket from a participant’s life, however you’ll be able to’t take out the cricketer in him.”
Watch the video under:
For the uninitiated, Anurag Thakur has performed a Ranji Trophy recreation towards Jammu & Kashmir in November 2000 when he led Himachal Pradesh. He picked himself for the sport to satisfy BCCI’s standards of turning into a selector on the state degree. Curiously, his debut was his just one and the one first-class match.
Thakur additionally served because the president of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation (HPCA). It was beneath his tenure when the Dharamsala’s worldwide stadium was made. He additionally served because the president of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) from Could 2015 to February 2017.
“We is not going to resume our cricketing ties with Pakistan” – Anurag Thakur
Anurag Thakur lately stated that India is not going to be resuming their cricketing ties with Pakistan. He lately instructed the reporters in Rajasthan’s Udaipur:
“The BCCI determined way back that it’ll not play any bilateral matches with Pakistan till they cease terrorism. We is not going to resume our cricketing ties with Pakistan until they cease finishing up assaults throughout the border or infiltration incidents. That is in step with sentiments of Indian residents.”
For the uninitiated, India and Pakistan solely play in ICC occasions. The 2 groups final performed a bilateral collection in 2012.
Because of the ongoing tensions, India lately performed Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka, which was performed in a hybrid mannequin with different collaborating groups taking part in in Pakistan as properly. Pakistan, nevertheless, will come to India for the 2023 ODI World Cup after threatening to drag out of the marquee ICC occasion.
India and Pakistan will play their World Cup recreation on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.
