Sunil Gavaskar exposes Pakistan's 'bullying' claim once and for all: ‘They always want us to invite, but they never do’

However, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar exposed this “bullying” claim once and for all, recalling that India has always made the first move and that the country used to invite Pakistani actors and singers to perform here. He also minced no words in saying, Pakistan always want India to invite them, but the same is never reciprocated.

The 1983 World Cup winner was also candid in admitting that he had never been invited or asked to commentate on the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

“It is always we who are making that first move, we are the ones who are always you know reaching out, so that is the only thing that I was saying, when we talked about this bullying and stuff like that, that was going on, we are not, we are not bullying anybody, we are just minding our own business,” he added.

“We have already. We started in 2008. We did have the Pakistanis playing in the IPL. I think just about every franchise has had a Pakistani player. I think we also had Pakistani commentators during the IPL,” said Gavaskar.

When Gavaskar was asked about Pakistan's charge of the BCCI and India bullying them, he replied that it is just an easy excuse to give.

"No, we are not. Give me examples. It is the easiest thing to say that we are bullying. Everything is out there before the first ball of the tournament is bowled. Before the Champions Trophy, India had clearly said that they wouldn't go to Pakistan so all their matches were played in Dubai. That was known long before the tournament started," said Gavaskar.

“I don't see where bullying comes in. I think bullying is a very easy word to use to look at making excuses for yourself; I don't see where it comes from. If that's the case then stand up to the bully, the best answer is always to stand up to the bully,” he added.

Earlier, Gavaskar was also critical of Pakistan withdrawing from the India game at the last minute, saying it sets a wrong precedent and that there are grounds for the ICC to impose hefty sanctions.

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