India-Pakistan rivalry may resume, T20I series on the cards: Report

New Delhi: India VS Pakistan: Mother of all rivalries may resume in 2021 after a long span of time. According to reports, India might take on Pakistan in a three-match T20I series this year.

If it happens, it would be the first bilateral series between India and Pakistan in over eight years.

“Cricket between Pakistan and India is very important. Sports should be kept away from politics. Relations between the two countries can improve because of cricket,” Afridi told Cricket Pakistan.

“I have said this before as well, Indian cricketers enjoy coming to Pakistan. You can improve relationships through sports but if you don’t want to improve them then they will remain the same way,” he further said.

A report in Pakistan’s Jang newspaper on Wednesday quoted a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official as saying that their cricket board had been asked to “be ready” for a series with India, though no one from India has made any commitment to the series.

“A PCB official said that while there has been no direct discussion with anyone from India, indications are there and we have been told to be ready for such a series,” said the report in the Urdu newspaper.

Interestingly, Virat Kohli during an interview in the recent T20I series against England had said that he has been told by the Indian cricket board that there were going to be a few more T20 series this year.

A top Indian cricket official on Wednesday told IANS, “No, we have no information on India playing a series with Pakistan.”

Meanwhile, there is a chance to witness this legendary rivalry for the first time in two years at the Asia Cup later this year.