Islamabad
\nDespite Pakistan\u2019s hope that it could play bilateral cricket matches with its neighbour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused any such series in the near future saying they are not \u201cready to play with Pakistan\u201d.
\nWhile in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi concurred with the proposition of playing a Test match series against its neighbour at a venue acceptable to both countries.
\nPCB chief was of the view that \u201cyes, I think bilateral Test matches can be played in Australia, England, and South Africa.\u201d
\nBut, he said, I think the best bet would be England, and following that Australia.
\n\u201cIf you can get a house full in any of the Australian stadiums, fine, that would be great,\u201d added Sethi.
\nIndia media reported while responding to Sethi\u2019s interview that BCCI has no plans to play any bilateral series against Pakistan.
\n\u201cNo plans for such kind of series to happen in the future or upcoming days. We aren\u2019t ready for any kind of bilateral series with Pakistan,\u201d Indian media said citing a source at BCCI.
\nPakistan and India haven\u2019t played bilateral series in any format since 2012-13. Pakistan last toured India for ODI and T20I series. The two arch-rivals played a Test against each other back in 2007.
\nAfter the terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009, doors to hosting international cricket were closed for Pakistan. No cricket was played in Pakistan for almost six years until Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in 2015.
\nPakistan used to play all of their matches in the UAE during this time period.
\nCurrently, the two countries continue to have a deadlock on Asia Cup 2023.
\nBCCI has refused to send their team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, which is set to take place in September this year, and is keen on ensuring that the event is held at a neutral venue.
\nHowever, the PCB is not interested in hosting the event outside Pakistan since it would affect its efforts with regard to the return of international cricket in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Despite Pakistan\u2019s hope that it could play bilateral cricket matches with its neighbour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused any such series in the near future saying they are not \u201cready to play with Pakistan\u201d. While in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-331902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n