Should India-Pakistan Play Cricket Matches More Often? Ex-Captain Aamer Sohail Answers

Wanting more games between India and Pakistan, ex-skipper Aamer Sohail pointed out that ICC keeps emphasising that politics should not be involved in sports.

Mumbai: Known as the mother of all battles, the world stops when India-Pakistan plays a cricket match. That is how crazy the two nations are about the game. But unfortunately, due to bitter diplomatic relations between the two countries – cricket has taken a hit and that is not good for fans. India played cricket with Pakistan regularly in the 90s, but things changed after the turn of the millennium. Now, India-Pakistan only meets at ICC events.

Wanting more games between India and Pakistan, ex-skipper Aamer Sohail pointed out that ICC keeps emphasising that politics should not be involved in sports.

“The ICC keeps on emphasising that politics should not be involved as far as cricket is concerned and I agree with that. The contest between India and Pakistan always brings that anticipation all around the world. Cricket fans are deprived of that,” Sohail told Sportstar.

Not long back, RCB chairman Ramiz Raja had proposed a quadrangular series featuring India, Pakistan, Australia, and England.

“Hello fans.Will propose to the ICC a Four Nations T20i Super Series involving Pak Ind Aus Eng to be played every year,to be hosted on rotation basis by these four. A separate revenue model with profits to be shared on percentage basis with all ICC members, think we have a winner,” Raja has tweeted on his official Twitter account.

In 2021, Pakistan beat India for the first time in a World Cup game. It happened in the T20 World Cup in Dubai where the Babar Azam-led side hammered India by 10 wickets.