‘No reason why India couldn’t come to Pakistan’ : Ramiz Raja

TIL Desk Sports/ Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said on Friday that he saw no reason for India and Pakistan not to host each other in Test and white-ball games. Bilateral cricket between the archrivals remains suspended, thanks to their soured political relation, and emotions run high on both sides of the border whenever they clash in multi-team tournaments.

“There is no reason why India couldn’t come to Pakistan and Pakistan go to India,” Raja told Test Match Special. “Both boards need to come to terms with whether we want to play each other or not.”

Pakistan are to host the 2023 Asia Cup, but Secretary of the Indian board Jay Shah, who also heads the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), said on Oct. 19 India would not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, and that the tournament itself would be shifted to a neutral venue.

“India cannot come because the government will not allow them because that has been the stated position, but to take the Asia Cup away from us is just not right,” Raja said.