LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan has said he did not believe that Pakistan and
India would be able to play against each other in the near future.
During an interview, the former PCB chairman sai
d the real reason behin
d the absence of bilateral series between
India and Pakistan was political and “had nothing to do either with the PCB or the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI)”.
“In the current political climate, I do not believe that Pakistan and
India will play against each other in any time soon,” said Shahryar.
BCC
I is not against the Pak-
India series, but they have to get permission from the gove
rnment of India, said Shahryar.
He said that Pakistan was ready to pla
y with India at any venue, but it was Indian gove
rnment who did not allow their team to pla
y with Pakistan.
Commenting on the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the former PCB chairman terme
d the PSL as a “fantastic product”, adding the league is telling the world that their players can come to Pakistan without any fear of security.
