LAHORE
\nPakistan will be one of the favourites to win the World Cup, which is set to be held in India in October-November, former pacer Aaqib Javed has said.
\nWhile addressing reporters here on Tuesday, Aaqib, a World Cup winner himself, believed Pakistan had a number of players who were reliable enough to help the side overcome any opponent in the 50-over showpiece.
\nThe 50-year-old based his argument on the opinion that conditions in India would be fairly familiar to the Pakistan, who he noted were well-equipped in all departments of the game.
\nWhether Pakistan travel across the border for the World Cup, however, is yet to be decided by the country\u2019s government.
\nFew months earlier, there were chances the national side would boycott the event given India\u2019s refusal to participate in the preceding Asia Cup, which is to be held in Pakistan in September.
\nWith the regional tournament now decided to be played on a \u201chybrid model\u201d, the matter is now under control, with the government to give a final approval for Pakistan to tour India.
\nAaqib said the Pakistan Cricket Board had no choice but to go to India for the World Cup, given the latter\u2019s financial status as the sport\u2019s giant and also the stature of the showpiece itself.
\nThe ex right-arm fast bowler also condemned the ongoing instability within the PCB over the pending elections for the board\u2019s chairman\u2019s post. Aaqib feared cricketing affairs would be affected by the ongoing issues. He believed a PCB chairman should not be a cricketer necessarily but he or she has to have experience in management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Pakistan will be one of the favourites to win the World Cup, which is set to be held in India in October-November, former pacer Aaqib Javed has said. While addressing reporters here on Tuesday, Aaqib, a World Cup winner himself, believed Pakistan had a number of players who were reliable enough to help the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-341669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n