The BCCI has ruled out the possibility of an India-Pakistan bilateral test series ever occurring in the future, days after Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman (PCB) Najam Sethi floated the concept of a bilateral Test series versus India at a neutral location. Sethi stated that he would be open to an India and Pakistan bilateral Test series in Australia, England, or even South Africa in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.
Sethi had earlier said that there was a slight possibility of the test series happening but at a neutral venue.
“Yes, I think bilateral Test matches can be played in Australia, England, South Africa, But I think the best bet would be England, and following that Australia. If you can get a house full in any of the Australian stadiums, fine, that would be great,” Sethi said.
However, a BCCI insider was quoted by the news agency ANI as denying any chance of the event happening.
“No plans for such kind of series to happen in the future or upcoming days. We aren’t ready for any kind of bilateral series with Pakistan,” the source was quoted.
India and Pakistan last played a test match way back in 2007.
Sethi talks about the participation of Pakistan in the World Cup
“Well, on the Asia Cup, it’s quite clear that if India refuses to come to play here and they reject the compromise formula that I worked out then when the World Cup comes up we’ll ask our government,” Sethi told News9live.com.
“The situation is that India has refused to come. We had to abandon the Asia Cup. What do you want us to do? I will have floated by then the same formula to the ICC. My sense is that the ICC is not as rigidly opposed to the hybrid model. They are waiting to see how it will work out in the Asia Cup. I can’t say more than this but I think that’s the factual position,” he added.
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