Mumbai, Feb. 15 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey on Sunday criticised the scheduling of the India-Pakistan match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, questioning the rationale behind sporting ties amid political tensions.

"We have great respect for the sport, but on one side, the Prime Minister says that blood and water cannot flow together," Dubey told ANI.

" We have great respect for the sport, but on one side, the PM says that blood and water cannot flow together. On the other side, we see that sometimes we have to play matches with Bangladesh, sometimes with Pakistan, why? Pakistan's defeat is certain. Our team is so strong that no one can beat them, but a defeated, useless team first threatens us that they won't play the match beca...