While India and Pakistan are struggling like the many other countries to beat the novel COVID-19 or coronavirus, suddenly there are rising some talks about the bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan. The legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has now given his view on the possibility of the bilateral series between India and Pakistan at the present moment.
India and Pakistan haven’t played a bilateral cricket series since January 2013. Moreover, last time, they met in a Test match in December 2007. In recent time, India and Pakistan only face each other in the only International Cricket Council (ICC) or Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments.
Recently, the former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has wished a bilateral series between India and Pakistan, which can help both the countries to raise funds and fight together against the coronavirus. The former Indian World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has vehemently opposed this idea. Meanwhile, another former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has defended Akhtar on this matter.
There are more chances of snowfall in Lahore than bilateral series between India and Pakistan: Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar hasn’t given his direct opinion on this matter. However, the legendary Indian cricketer feels that the India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series is not possible at the present moment. But he also added that the two teams would keep on meeting in the big tournaments.
Gavaskar said on former Pakistan cricketer Rameez Raja’s YouTube channel, “There are more chances of snowfall in Lahore than bilateral series between India and Pakistan. Both teams will keep on meeting in World Cups and ICC tournaments, but a series between them seem unlikely right now.”
Last time, India and Pakistan met in the international cricket during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England. It was the League Stage match at Manchester on 16th June 2019 where the Indian team dominated and beat their neighbour by 89 runs (DLS method).
On the other hand, India last time played in Pakistan on 6th July 2008 during the Asia Cup 2008 final against Sri Lanka (at Karachi).