Karachi, June 24: The Indian team under Mahendra Singh Dhoni were reluctant to play Pakistan in the World Twenty20 championships and it showed in their attitude, feels Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi.

Even though the arch-rivals did not meet in the main tournament, they featured in a sold-out warm-up match and Afridi alleged Dhoni and his men did not look keen to play Pakistan even though they claimed so.

"I was a bit disappointed. It didn’t appear to me by the attitude of the Indian players that they want to play against us," Afridi told a local news channel on Tuesday.

"On the face, they said they would like to see cricket between the two countries but I think in their hearts they thought otherwise. Their attitude and behaviour while playing against us showed this," Afridi said.

Pakistan and India froze bilateral cricket ties since the Mumbai terror attacks last November with the Indians cancelling a scheduled Test tour earlier this year.

Afridi said he still believed that cricket could heal relations between the two nations and bring people together. "I always say use sports to foster good relations and remove misunderstandings," said Afridi. — PTI