Cricket News: Kohli breaks his silence on playing Pakistan in World Cup

Indian skipper Virat Kohli broke his silence on team India playing Pakistan in the World Cup. Kohli has said that the Indian team will respect the decision of the government and will abide by it. There have been calls to boycott this World Cup face-off in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack but the BCCI has not taken a call, putting the ball in the government's court.Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev opined that it would be best to leave it to the Union Government to take a decision on whether India should play against Pakistan in the upcoming cricket World Cup. Sachin Tendulkar said, "India has always come up trumps against Pakistan in the World Cup. Time to beat them once again. Would personally hate to give them two points and help them in the tournament. Having said that, for me India always comes first, so whatever my country decides, I will back that decision with all my heart". Turbanator Harbhajan Singh said: There is no need for any relations with Pakistan, let alone cricket. Don't play the World Cup match with Pakistan on June 16 -- country comes first for all of us and we are all standing with our forces. I don't care about losing points. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backing the sentiments of the Indians said: Whatever reactions came from the people of India...was right. There is no chance of a bilateral series with Pakistan after this incident. I agree that after this attack, India should not only stop playing cricket, hockey or football with Pakistan but should cut all ties with them. Sunil Gavaskar emphasised who wins if India decides against playing Pakistan in the World Cup? And I am not even talking about the semis and the finals. Who wins? Pakistan wins because they get two points.