‘Having a Pakistani background…’: Ex-England cricketer recollects India-Pakistan battle | Cricket Information

Kolkata: KKR cricketers Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock throughout a observe session forward of the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans, on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Picture/Swapan Mahapatra)

England all-rounder Moeen Ali, presently representing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL), shared his expertise of being in India when the IPL 2025 season got here to a standstill amid escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan.“I’m a type of who doesn’t care whether or not we’re taking part in within the IPL or the PSL. What’s vital is to be secure — or attempt to be as secure as attainable. I imply, you’re by no means utterly secure anyplace on this planet, however you attempt to defend your loved ones and children as a lot as you may,” Moeen Ali stated on the Beard Earlier than Wicket podcast.Moeen Ali, who has Pakistani roots, praised the KKR franchise for taking glorious care of the gamers.“They taken care of us very well. They have been like, ‘No matter you need, no matter you want, we’ll try to help you as a lot as we are able to.’ So that they have been superb in that regard — nevertheless it was loopy, man,” he stated.

“It’s loopy to be… in a roundabout way in the course of it, since you don’t expertise something firsthand, nevertheless it’s occurring round you, simply across the nook. Clearly, having a Pakistani background and being in India whereas that is occurring…“I genuinely consider these are the identical individuals, simply break up by borders — precisely the identical individuals. Good individuals on each side. The superb meals is similar, the whole lot’s the identical,” stated Moeen Ali.Who’s that IPL participant?The England all-rounder additionally stated that the India-Pakistan pressure served as a distraction from the continuing disaster in Gaza.“I’m a little bit of a conspiracy theorist. I feel it was extra of a distraction, or it was extra like an America-versus-China state of affairs by way of weapons — simply to see what’s occurring slightly bit. There are a number of theories about this stuff. I feel it’s a distraction from what’s really occurring in Israel and Gaza,” Moeen stated.