Former Pakistan greats excited about Indo-Pak series – Cricket News Update
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 players have welcomed the recent announcement of a short series between India and Pakistan, due to be played in December/January, expressing their excitement at the prospect of the resumption of bilateral ties.
“I am very excited about it,” said former Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 between the two boards has melted. The emotions run high for the players in an Indo-Pak game. The 2011 World Cup semifinal was a one-off game. Now, the players will be geared up for the challenge.”
The two teams last played a bilateral series against each other in 2007, when Pakistan toured India. The Men In Green were set to host India in early 2009, but the tour was called off after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 terror attacks in 2008 strained the diplomatic ties between the two nations.
What followed was a complete deadlock in bilateral sporting ties as the BCCI repeatedly rebuffed the attempts of the Pakistan Cricket Board to initiate a revival of ties. However, both teams continued to play each other in ICC events, such as the much hyped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup semi-final in Mohali last March.
However, recent developments suggested that negotiations between the boards were in progress. May 2012 proved to be a turning point, as the BCCI permitted the participation of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 an invitation to the Indian Premier League final in Chennai.
Following several high-level meetings, the BCCI finally made an official announcement on July 16, revealing that the Men In Blue will host their arch-rivals for a short series, comprising three ODIs (in Chennai, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s tour of India, when the Poms fly home for Christmas break.
While the development has attracted criticism from the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, the general response to the news is positive, with many hailing it as beneficial not only for the two countries, but for the entire cricketing community.
“I am really happy because I know for a fact that the PCB Chairman has been making hectic efforts to convince http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580. “I am happy this is happening and it will be great for India and Pakistan but also for world cricket.”
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