IND vs PAK / Bilateral series will be played again between India and Pakistan? This big statement came from across the border

Najam Sethi, the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), made it clear on Thursday that he will work on the advice of the government when it comes to cricket relations with India. Rameez Raja was on Wednesday removed as PCB chairman and a 14-member panel headed by Najam Sethi has been appointed to run cricket in Pakistan for the next four months.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 22, 2022, 11:18 PM
India vs Pakistan Cricket: Najam Sethi, the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), made it clear on Thursday that he will work on the advice of the government when it comes to cricket relations with India. Rameez Raja was on Wednesday removed as PCB chairman and a 14-member panel headed by Najam Sethi has been appointed to run cricket in Pakistan for the next four months.

Bilateral series will be played again between India and Pakistan?

Najam Sethi told reporters in Lahore, "When it comes to bilateral and other cricket relations between India and Pakistan, the governments of both the countries will be consulted. India has not toured Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup and In the same year, after the Mumbai terror attack on 26 November, the bilateral series to be held in early 2009 was also cancelled.

This big statement came from across the border

Pakistan toured India in 2012 for a six-match white-ball series, but no bilateral cricket has been played in the last 10 years. The two teams have faced each other only in various International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments.

team needs change

Najam Sethi served as the board chairman and chief executive officer between 2013 and 2018, but resigned after the Imran Khan-led government came to power in 2018. The old management has announced Pakistan's Test team for the home series against New Zealand, which has left Sethi unhappy. Najam Sethi said, 'I don't know whether there is a need for change in the team or not, we will see whether new ideas are needed or not. It would have been better if the team was not announced.