A source from BCCI has revealed that the apex cricket governing body in the country is not planning to host a Test series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. “No such plans for India and Pakistan Test series in future or in any country, if someone has such kind of wish keep it to yourself,” a BCCI source told ANI.
Various cricket boards have shown interest to conduct the much-awaited test match. The latest addition to the list is that of Australia after Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) chief executive Stuart Fox made an enquiry to Cricket Australia (CA) about hosting the Test at Melbourne.
According to ESPNcricinfo, MCC chief executive Stuart Fox spoke on SEN radio on day 4 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa and said that the club, as well as the Victoria government, had made an inquiry with CA about hosting a neutral Test.
It has been a long time since archrivals India and Pakistan played a Test match. The two countries have not played in the game’s longest format since 2007 when bilateral cricket between the neighbours was suspended.
As per the ESPNcricinfo, following the success of the classic T20 World Cup 2022 match between India and Pakistan in October, the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Victorian government have made informal inquiries to Cricket Australia (CA) about hosting a Test match series between India and Pakistan in Melbourne.
While the last Test match between India and Pakistan was played in 2007, the last international series in which the two teams participated was held in 2013.
Fox stated that the MCC would love to host the two countries in Test cricket after 90,293 fans packed into the MCG last month to watch the last-ball thriller in the prestigious T20 world cup.(ANI)
