We stand by what the government and BCCI decides: Virat Kohli on Ind-Pak WC clash

Indian skipper Virat Kohli expressed his condolences to the families of CRPF soldiers who lost their lives in the dastardly terror attack and said the Indian team stand by whatever decision will be taken by the government and the BCCI

India captain Virat Kohli Saturday said that his team will "respect the decision of the government" with regards to playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup in the wake of the Pulwama terror attacks where 40 CRPF personnel were martyred.

Until February 14, the Indian cricket fanatics were eagerly waiting for the World Cup clash against Pakistan on June 16 at Old Trafford in Manchester.The unfortunate incident not only left the Indian citizens furious but also gave air to the demand of boycotting the arch-rivals in the mega event.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli expressed his condolences on behalf of the entire Indian team to the families of the martyred soldiers, who lost their lives in the dastardly terror attack and said the Indian team stand by whatever decision will be taken by the government and the BCCI.

“Our sincere condolences to the families of CRPF soldiers who lost their lives in #PulwamaAttack. We stand by what the nation wants to do and what the BCCI decides to do. We will go by what the govt & the Board decides, we will respect that.” Virat told ANI.

"Our stand is simple. We stick by what the nation wants to do and what the BCCI decides to do and that is basically our opinion," skipper Kohli said on the eve of India's opening T20 International against Australia on Sunday.

The crucial BCCI CoA meeting on Friday failed to decide whether India should play against Pakistan in the upcoming ICC cricket World Cup in the United Kingdom in May-July in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.

“16th June (India vs Pakistan match in World Cup) is very far away. We will take a call on that much later and in consultations with the government,” said CoA Chief Vinod Rai after the meeting.

CoA chief Vinod Rai informed that the board will individually urge ICC members to ‘sever ties with any nation that is a terrorist hub’.

“We'll write to ICC expressing our concerns about attacks that took place & that security of players, officials & everybody else must be taken care of. We're telling the cricketing community that in future we must sever ties with nations from where terror emanates.”