India vs Pakistan: Team India got threat! Play match with Pakistan or else; know who did this audacity

India vs Pakistan: There is agreement on ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Meanwhile, a match was played between the two countries, but Team India was forced to play the match due to threat.

India vs Pakistan Match: Political relations between India and Pakistan are at the lowest level in history. An Indo-Pak match was played amid tension between the two countries on the border (India Pakistan Ceasefire). Now the news has come that the Indian team was threatened that if it refused to play the match against Pakistan, it would have to pay a fine of lakhs of rupees. Actually, last Friday, the 10th Asian Beach Handball Championship match was played in Oman, in which India had to face defeat by 0-2.

Match played under compulsion

According to a report published in Times of India, the players of the Indian team had tied a black band on their arms during the match. For this, the tournament organizers and the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) had threatened to expel Team India from the tournament. The Indian Handball Team Management had considered withdrawing from the match due to the ongoing tension with Pakistan, but due to the threat from AHF, it was forced to play the match.

Play or else face a fine of lakhs

According to Times of India, Executive Director of Indian Handball Federation Anandeshwar Pandey said that according to the rules of the International Handball Federation, if the Indian team had boycotted the match against Pakistan, it would have had to pay a fine of 10 thousand US dollars i.e. about 8.5 lakh rupees in Indian currency. Team India could have faced a ban of 2 years along with the fine.

Anandeshwar Pandey said, "AHF clearly told us that if the Indian team does not come to play the match, it will also be a violation of Olympic rules. We had no option left."

India had sought advice

India lost this match 0-2. Before the match, the Indian Handball Federation had written separate letters to the Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association asking whether Team India should play against Pakistan or not. Anandeshwar Pandey said that there was no immediate response from the government and the match was near. He said that if there had been a response from the government, they would have withdrawn from the match against Pakistan.