London. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has made a formal offer to host a bilateral Test series between India and Pakistan but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that there is no such possibility in the near future. According to the report of British daily ‘Telegraph’, England and Wales Cricket Board vice-president Martin Darlow held talks with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during the current T20 series and plans to organize a three-match series on England grounds in future. offered.
While the ECB has made this offer for its own benefit, the BCCI has said that there is no such possibility in the next few years. A BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday, “The first thing that the ECB has talked to the PCB about the Indo-Pak series is a bit strange. Either way, the decision of the series against Pakistan will not be decided by the BCCI but by the government. The status quo is still intact. We will play against Pakistan only in multinational events.”
India and Pakistan last played a bilateral series in 2012 in India. It was a limited overs series while the last Test series between the two countries was played in 2007. Given the tense political ties between these two countries, BCCI has prohibited bilateral series, whether played at home or abroad or at a neutral venue. The newspaper has also cited the reasons for this offer from the ECB.
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The report said, “These matches in the UK will attract a large number of spectators as there is a large population of South Asian countries. Apart from this, the matches will get huge sponsorship money and will also see a lot of viewers on television.
The newspaper, however, clarified that even the PCB is not inclined to play at a neutral venue against India, but it has also expressed its gratitude to the ECB, reflecting the growing closeness between the boards of the two countries.