Ind Pak world cut match: Imran Khan’s inspiring message for Pakistan ahead of crucial India tie

“Prime Minister Khan has clearly conveyed to the players that they must enjoy the game and not indulge in over show of political diplomacy or aggression. He is clear that sport should not blend with politics, hence there will not be anything like what the Indian cricket team did recently,” the official said.

Ehsan Mani, the chief of Pakistan Cricket Board, clarified the news saying the government has urged the players to keep calm in the India clash. “We will not resort to what the other party has done,” Mani said. “There could be sporadic celebrations in case of a hundred, like Misbah-ul Haq’s push-ups during the Lord’s Test in 2016 which was a tribute to the army, but nothing different at the fall of a wicket,” he added.