Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has said that he sees a possibility of tri-series between India, Pakistan, and a third nation. Raja admits that currently a bilateral series isn’t on the cards due to political tensions between the two nations but a tri-series can be played at some point. He also said that he spoke to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on how both of them can take world cricket forward.
“It is hard to get a bilateral series with India”
The last time when India and Pakistan played a bilateral series was when the latter toured India for three ODIs and two T20Is in 2012-13.
“It is hard to get a bilateral series with India but tri-nation series can be held at some point. As far as the international tournaments are concerned, it is not easy to pull out. Because in that case, there is pressure. And all these things are presented to the boards and I don’t think this will happen,” Raja had said in a virtual press conference.
“There should be a benefit for everyone”
Raja played for Pakistan for 13 years. He featured in 198 ODIs and 57 Test matches. On September 13, 2021, the 59-year-old was appointed as the chairman of PCB.
“With regards to my working relationship with Sourav Ganguly, I have that. We spoke about numerous things and how can we take the world cricket forward. There should be a benefit for everyone since cricketers are holding these positions and it is easier to talk since the bond is there. It won’t be easy and as long as there are political hurdles involved, things won’t move forward,” the PCB chairman said.
