Ramiz Raja: “It [India-Pakistan bilateral ties] is impossible right now. The sporting model has been spoiled by politics”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said it is currently impossible for the national team to play bilateral series with India.
His comments come ahead of the highly-anticipated T20 World Cup match between the two arch-rivals on October 24 in Dubai.
Ramiz added that restoring bilateral ties is not a major priority right now since “we have to focus on our domestic and local cricket”.
“It [India-Pakistan bilateral ties] is impossible right now. The sporting model has been spoiled by politics and right now it is a status quo and we are not in a hurry on this issue because we have to focus on our domestic and local cricket,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series since the latter toured India for two Twenty20 Internationals and three ODIs from December 2012 to January 2013.
Since then, the two arch-rivals have only clashed at major cricket events like the World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and Asia Cup.