India batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday (June 20) lambasted China and said that it doesn’t deserve anything from India, as tensions between both countries have been flaring up at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
There is an anti-Chinese movement that has triggered across India since the border clash at Galwan valley last week. In a first such clash in four decades between the two countries, 20 India soldiers got martyred. Since then, calls have been made to boycott all Chinese products in the nation.
"There is huge anger due to the loss of our soldiers, whatever the government is doing I am sure they will certainly do a good job. It's very sad that our soldiers have lost their lives, it's easy for me to sit and speak about them but it's really tough for the families of these soldiers and the way our soldiers are doing their job on border, I have no words to praise them," Raina quoted as saying by ANI.
"Army is very strong and I want to salute each and every person. Firstly it was coronavirus and now the border situation, it seems something is planned, I think our force is very strong and their guts is really commendable, I feel safe just because of our forces," he added.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (June 19) announced that it will review the various sponsorship deals of Indian Premier League (IPL) in a meeting which is set to be held next week.
Currently, Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo is the title sponsor of the IPL and the board acquires INR 440 crore annually from the five-year deal slated to expire in 2022.
"I think regarding sponsorships, BCCI will take the decision, our job is to play and to make nation proud and that is what we are trying to do, it's BCCI and government who will take the call if Prime Minister asks us, we will definitely go to the border to help our troops, each and every soldier of our country should know that whole country is backing them," Raina said.
"My family background is from the army, I can tell you that the life of soldiers is not easy. China doesn't deserve anything from India, it doesn't matter if we don't use Chinese products," he concluded.
(With ANI inputs)
