Zaheer Abbas: “We should play together. India and Pakistan must compete against each other”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes India and Pakistan should be playing against each other.
The rivalry between the two countries is widely regarded as the biggest in the sport as it is one of the most highly-anticipated matches every time.
India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series since the men in green travelled to India for two T20Is and three ODIs from December 2012 to January 2013.
Since then, the two arch-rivals have only faced each other at major cricket events like the 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy, and Asia Cup.
Recent border tensions ignited debate about whether the two nations should even go up against each other any more, but Abbas insisted that it is necessary.
“We should play together. India and Pakistan must compete against each other,” the 77-year-old was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
The Pakistan team have struggled lately as they were knocked out in the group stage of the 2025 Champions Trophy after failing to win a single game.
They then toured New Zealand and were hammered 4-1 in the T20Is before being whitewashed 3-0 in the ODIs.
Many of the national players then featured in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), which the Lahore Qalandars won.
Following PSL 10, Pakistan took on Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series, which they won 3-0.
The men in green will now embark on a tour of Bangladesh, which will consist of three T20Is that will be held in Mirpur from July 20 to 24.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh T20I Series:Â Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper) and Saim Ayub
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