India scared of playing Pakistan: Khan

“After our win, we challenge India to come and play bilateral cricket with us. They don’t play us, they are scared of our team. They say we’ll play you in ICC matches but they won’t play us otherwise,” Khan said. The 83-year-old PCB chief asserted that after their Champions trophy win, all the teams will want to play them. “After this win, every team will want to play us. They should now come to Pakistan, there is complete security. God-willing, teams will start coming,” said Khan. 

“We are in negotiations with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and West Indies. They can send their teams first for a short tour, maybe for just T20Is. We need to build on this victory. It’s not enough, we need to go a lot further,” he added. The BCCI, when it was headed by Shashank Manohar, wanted to host Pakistan for a short series in 2016 but the plan could not be materialised owing to fraught relations between the two countries and the subsequent terror attacks on Indian soil.