India, Pakistan likely to resume iconic rivalry with T20I series: Report | Cricket News

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The iconic cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan can lastly resume in 2021 as a media report means that Virat Kohli-led Team India can lock horns with Babar Azam’s Pakistan in a bilateral sequence in close to future.

According to a report filed by Geosuper.television, the apex board of Pakistan cricket has been instructed to ‘be ready’ for a historic bilateral sequence between the 2 arch-rivals with a chance of the six-day window for a three-match T20I sequence later within the 12 months.

A PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) official, in accordance to the report, initially denied the speculations as he mentioned that there are not any talks between PCB and the BCCI, however hinted that there’s a chance a few sequence later within the 12 months.

“We’ve been told to be prepared,” the official was quoted as saying by Daily Jang.

However, PCB chairman on Tuesday (March 24) mentioned that nobody has contacted the board whereas denying that the Pakistan board is in talks with the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).

Meanwhile, the PCB sources revealed that if the sequence goes forward then it is going to be the Indian group that can go to Pakistan as Pakistan had toured India the final time.

Notably, the final bilateral sequence between India and Pakistan was held in 2012-13 however since then the political relations between the 2 nations have deteriorated which leading to a whole halt of one-on-one sequence and since then the neighboring nations have confronted one another in solely ICC occasions and Asia Cup.





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