'Sympathies with Kashmir - but let's talk cricket': Misbah-ul-Haq's Cheeky Reply Stuns Reporter

Former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq handled the journalists like a pro and avoided to make any controversial statements

Pakistan cricket team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq faced some tricky questions during the presser ahead of his first match as the national squad's head coach. However, the former Pakistan skipper handled the journalists like a pro and avoided to make any controversial statements. During the press conference, journalists asked the newly appointed head coach questions on his salary, 'tuk-tuk' approach of Pakistani players in international cricket rather going for the hard-hitting option and Pakistan cricket team's take on the ongoing Kashmir issue. One of the journalist asked Misbah whether Pakistan cricket team is willing to come up with a noble gesture similar to Shadab Khan, who had vowed to donate his entire match fee from Sri Lanka series for J&K earthquake victims. Another question posed by the journalist was whether Pakistani players are planning to wear black bands or army caps in regard to the much-talked-about Kashmir issue. Misbah avoided to answer the Journalist's question by asking the journalist to focus only on cricket and not off the field issues. Here's the video ...

Misbah-ul-Haq "the whole of Pakistan has sympathies with Kashmir - but let's talk cricket" #PAKvSL #Cricket pic.twitter.com/lAMW0c9Itd

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) September 26, 2019

Misbah also revealed that he is taking the same salary as former coach Mickey Arthur. His statement comes after several reports suggested that the former skipper had asked the PCB more a huge salary hike to take up the head coach position. “I’ve not performed any magic to get the jobs, I didn’t make any salary demands, I just asked them to pay me what they were paying the previous coach,” Misbah told reporters ahead of Pakistan’s home series.

Misbah-ul-Haq "I've not performed any magic to get the jobs, I didn't make any salary demands, I just asked them to pay me what they were paying the previous coach" #Cricket pic.twitter.com/9v3BV6JYaH

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) September 25, 2019