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1. India is scared of playing against Pakistan.
   Hasnain Raza Naqvi
   Norway
   
   
2. Fear for losing in cricket.
   Mannan Ahmad
   New York
   
   
3. They are afraid of losing to Pakistan.
   Fida M. Khan
   New York, USA
   
   
4. It shows that the Indians lack sportsmanship.
   Attiya Amin
   Atlanta USA
   
      
5. They are afraid of losing again.
   Shahid Rizwan
   Kamra, Pakistan
   
   
6. They are sure about their defeat. 
   Sajid
   Toronto
   
   
7. This is a bad decision on the part of the Indian government to involve politics with sports. I do not see any good reason for this childish behavior on their part.
   Javaid Bashir
   Milford, NH, USA
   
   
8. They are afraid to play against Pakistan.
   Khurshid Anwer
   Desplaines, Illinois
   
   
9. It is really disappointing.
   Fayyaz Asghar
   Kinshasa, DRC
   
   
10. They are afraid of facing the Pakistani team.
    Zulfiqar Ali
    USA
    
    
11. I think the Indian government's decision not to play is very sad.
    Naseer
    Sydney
    
    
12. Indians are afraid of losing to Pakistan.
    Rizwan Cheema
    Toronto, Canada
    
    
13. I think that this is not a correct decision by th eIndian government. India is scared of Pakistan for losing the matches.
    Nabeel,
    Greensboro, USA    
    
    
14. Poor sportsmanship.
    Farial Saeed
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
     
15. It’s really disappointing for the cricket lovers. 
    Muhammad Asaad Jamil
    Edmonton, Canada
    
    
16. India is scared to face the defeat at the hands of the Pakistani team.
    FM Endrabi
    Lahore, Pakistan
    
    
17. The Indian cricket team is scared of losing to Pakistan.
    Mahwash Tanwir
    Toronto, Canada
    
    
18. Poor sportsmanship.
    Nasah
    USA
    
    
19. It’s a very disappointing moment for cricket playing countries.
    Swaleh Atcha
    Mississauga, Ontorio
    Canada  
    
    
20. If India does not play with Pakistan, people will miss to watch such tag matches in future.
    Saud A. Qureshi
    Rawalpindi
    
    

21. The Indians are not sincere in cricket.
    Imtiaz
    Canada
    
    

22. It is sad to hear India's decision that they are not participating and in this way there will not be any excitement while watching this tournament.  It is now understood that India is afraid of Pakistan.
    Tasneem A. Rauf Mughal
    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
    
    

23. They made a bad choice by politicizing the game.
    Munazza
    USA
    
    

24. It reflects shortcomings of the Hindu minds.
    Abrar A. Qureshi
    Florida, USA
    
    

25. It will be harmful for India in future.
    Muhammad Umair Yasir
    Islamabad
    
     

26. It is not fair to the cricket players and fans.
    Shafiyah Muhammad
    Singapore
    
    
27. Indians are simply afraid of the Pakistani team.
    Mian Hayat
    Oslo, Norway
    
    
28. Pakistan should never play with India any more.
    Furqan Muhammad
    Seattle WA
    
    
29. They are afraid of our Pakistani team.
    Mohsin Rizvi
    Washington DC, USA
     
30. Good decision by the Indian government.
    Krishna
    San Fransisco
    
    
31. Indians are not ready to accept that Pakistan is a better team so running away from reality is the only option.
    J.R Saleem
    Dallas, TX, USA
    
    
32. Of course, it’s ridiculous and childish too.
    Asher
    Pakistan
    
    
33. Indians are simply afraid of the Pakistani cricket team
    Hayat
    Oslo, Norway
    
    
34. It’s a shame. I think India should be banned for playing cricket anywhere in the world. 
    Syed Rizwan H. Agha
    London
    
    
35. Very sad for the cricket lovers.
    Tahir Syed
    London
    
    
36. Sports should be kept apart from politics.
    Muhammad Akhtar Jaura
    Wah Cantt.
    
    
37. Bad luck for the cricket fans.
    Azhar Shah
    Italy
    
    
38. The Indians are quite aware of the fact that they will lose against Pakistan.
    Jamal 
    New York, USA
    
    
39. They know that they can never defeat Pakistan in any major championship.
    G. Hashim
    Islamabad
    
     
40. Not a good decision taken by the Indian government. 
    Imran Sakhawat
    Los Angeles, USA
    
     
41. I think we should not give much importance to the Indian team. They are afraid of playing against Pakistan.
    Laraib Touseeq
    Muscat
    
    
42. Indians are simply afraid of Pakistan.
    Abid
    Virginia, USA
    
    
43. They should keep politics aside form sports. If Indian hockey team can play against Pakistan in Azlan Shah tournament, why can’t they play cricket? 
    Saeed Lodhi
    Kuwait
    
    
44. As we all know, the primary reason for the Indian government’s reluctance to play against Pakistan is because they are totally scared of their defeat in cricket.
    Atehar
    Birmingham, UK
    
    
45. India is afraid of playing against Pakistan.
    Chaudry
    Lahore
    
    
46. This clearly indicates how narrow-minded Indians are.
    Khurram Mirza
    Wheeling IL
    
    
47. They are scared of their defeat.
    Nasir
    UK
    
    
48. The Indian's are just fearful of playing against Pakistan.
    Altaf Butt
    Amsterdam
    
    
49. It is unfortunate that India has to take such action. Lack of skill in the Indian cricket team is a contributing factor for the pull out.
    Moeed Israr
    Ottawa, Canada
    
    
50. India is frightened of losing again.
    Faiz Chaudhry
    North Carolina, USA
    
    
51. We’ll miss the fun and excitement in defeating India without the participation of the Indian team.
    Waqas
    Chicago
    
52. The Indian team is afraid of playing cricket against Pakistan because they know that they cannot win against Pakistan.
    Amjad
    Lahore
    
53. Nobody can deny the fact that the tournament is as good as dead without Indian participation and will not even bring a few hundred dollars in foreign exchange.
    B.V. Shenoy
    Bangalore, India
    
    
54. It is a continuous disappointment for the cricket lovers.
    Faiz ul Wahab Khattak
    NWFP, Pakistan
    
    
55. India is afraid of losing to Pakistan.
    Saeed Masood
    Houston, TX, USA
    
    
56. India is afraid of playing against Pakistan.
    Shams Uddin
    New York, USA
    
                                
57. India is scared of playing against Pakistan.
    Ahmed Ranjha
    New York, USA
                                  
58. Indians are well aware of the fact that the Pakistani team has an edge over them and in no circumstances are they ready to face any sort of defeat.
    Salman Elahi Ghumman
    Canada
    
    
59. They are afraid of playing against Pakistan as they are scared of losing against Pakistan.
    Mirza Baig
    USA
    
    
60. The reason for the Indian government to stop the Indian team to play cricket in Pakistan is simply stopping the Pakistani establishment from making heaps of money. That is the actual reason, nothing else.
    Capt. Naresh K. Wadhera
    Surbiton, Surrey
    
    
61. It is time to ignore the Indian team.
    Mohammad Amin
    Seattle, Washington
    
    
62. Indians are again afraid of our bowlers and batsmen. It is a very bad decision by the Indian government.
    Farhan Abbasi
    Karachi
    
    
63. The Indian team is sacred of playing against Pakistan.
    Bilal Ahmad
    Islamabad
    
    
64. It is nonsense to mix sports with politics. Pakistan should stop playing cricket against India.
    Muhammad Haq
    Amarillo, TX, USA
    
    
65. This decision reflects shortcomings of the Indian minds.
    Sheharyar Malhi.
    New Brunswick, Canada
    
    
66. It indicates lack of confidence by the Indian government. They are scared of playing against Pakistan.
    Fayyaz
    Lahore
    
    
67. Absolutely wrong decision by the Indian government, which indicates their narrow mindedness.
    Nisar Ahmad Khan
    Kuwait
    
    
68. This is absolutely not a good decision by India. They are mixing politics with sports. Pakistan has always tried to have good relations with India but sounds like India is not sincere. People of both countries want to see Pakistan and India in action.
    Hasan Tahir Siddiqui
    Karachi
    
    
69. Sports should be kept separated from politics.
    Saddruddin Shabuddin
    Dallas, USA
    
    
70. It is totally ridiculous for not playing cricket but ready to play hockey and other games against Pakistan. This shows their narrow-mindedness and stupidity.
    Maroof Khan
    Mississauga, Canada
    
    
71. This is absolutely ridiculous, as India has been playing other games against Pakistan. Shafiq Khan
    Saudi Arabia
     
    
72. Good decision taken by the Indian government.
    Sushil Chamoli
    New Delhi   
    
    
73. I don’t think it has anything to do with politics. They are just afraid of losing to Pakistan.
    Umar Shahid
    Nova Scotia, Canada
    
    
74. The Indian's have once again proved that they lack the vision to improve relations with Pakistan. The Indian government by its refusal has let go of a unique opportunity for betterment of relations with Pakistan. 
    Syed Naveed Ahmed
    Karachi
    
    
75. It is really sad and not a wise decision by the Indian government. Politics and sports should never be mixed.
    Raza Ullah
    Edmonton, Alberta
    
    
76. It is not a wise decision.
    Hina Rubab
    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    
    
77. It is absolutely not a good decision.
    Zeeshan Mehdi Najmi
    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    
    
78. Better to leave them alone.
    Mohammad Amin
    Seattle, WA
    
    
79. This Indian government has refused third time in the last nine months for not playing against Pakistan, which is poor sportsmanship.
    Tauqir Ahmad
    Bonn, Germany
    
    
80. In my opinion, the BJP government feels that frequent defeats of the Indian cricket team at the hands of Pakistan could prove harmful, politically for BJP and morally for the Indian nation. This is why they are avoiding facing Pakistan on cricket fields.
    Misbah ul Murtaza
    Lahore
    
    
81. It’s a very disappointing moment for cricket playing countries and especially for Asia.
    Swaleh Atcha
    Mississauga, Ontario
    Canada

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