BCCI president challenges Pakistan legend Javed Miandad

New Delhi - Miandad has not recovered from shock over Pakistan's defeats: Thakur

Reacting to Javed Miandad's tirade against India, BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the former captain was still in a state of shock over Pakistan's win-less record in both the battlefield and cricket field.

After India's 'surgical strike' across the Line of Control, Miandad had said that Pakistan was ready for an all out war against India.

"Pakistan is still not over the trauma inflicted by India in the wars of 1965, 1971 and Kargil. Same with Miandad who also remains to be in shock for not being able to beat India even once in World Cup history. If needed, India will make Pakistan bite the dust again, whether it is in the battle field or cricket field," Thakur, who is also BJP MP, said.

Further taking a dig at Miandad, Thakur said the former captain should tell his relative and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim to come out in the open.

"If Miandad is so confident about his own people, he should tell Dawood to come back to India. Why doesn't he do that? We have always defeated Pakistan and will do so again in the future," Thakur added.

The BCCI chief has already ruled out the possibility of resuming cricketing ties with Pakistan in the current scenario.

Earlier during an interview with a Pakistani TV channel, Miandad said: "We are ready for martyrdom. Our nation cannot be cowed down by hollow threats. Pakistan shouldn't get scared India's empty threats, it should respond in action," Miandad said.

"They (Indians) are cowards. Action is the best reaction," he added.

Meanwhile, Pakistan cricket superstar has appealed to both India and Pakistan to work for peace on Twitter.

"Relationship with all. When 2 neighbours fight both homes are effected. #sayno2war #pakistan #peace #india #neighbours," Afridi tweeted.

Pakistan may not have beaten India in a World Cup match, but they still enjoy a better head-to-head record against India in Test matches and ODIs.

So far, Pakistan have played 59 Tests against India, winning 12 of them and losing nine. In one-dayers, the two countries have clashed 128 times with Pakistan winning 72 matches and India winning 51 matches.

And if BCCI president Anurag Thakur has forgotten, let us remind him that Pakistan's most famous ODI win over India was scripted by none other than Javed Miandad whose last-ball six against Chetan Sharma gave Pakistan an unforgettable one-wicket win in the Austral-Asia Cup final in Sharjah.

It's only in the T20s that India have a better head-to-head record over their biggest rivals, winning five matches and losing only one.

INDIA VS PAKISTAN

CRICKET HEAD-TO-HEAD

TEST MATCHES

59

India won

9

Pakistan won

12

Draws

38

ONE-DAY MATCHES

128

India won

51

Pakistan won

72

Draw/Tie/No result

2

T20 MATCHES

7

India won

5

Pakistan won

1

Tied

1

ICC TOURNAMENT HEAD-TO-HEAD

ICC WORLD CUP

Matches

6

India won

6

Pakistan won

ICC WORLD T20

Matches

4

India won

4

Pakistan won

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY

Matches

3

India won

1

Pakistan won

2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF CRICKET

Matches

2

India won

2

Pakistan won

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