BCCI president Anurag Thakur rules out any cricket ties with Pakistan. File Pic[/caption]Internet Desk: In the wake of Uri attack, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur on Friday ruled out any possibility of resumption of Indo-Pak cricket, saying there isn’t any question of playing cricket with Pakistan.
As many as 18 Indian soldiers were martyred in the surprise raid carried out by four terrorists, who had sneaked in from across the border.
According to Thakur, "Priority is to expose Pakistan as country which sponsors terrorism. No question of playing cricket which such a nation."
There hasn’t been a complete bilateral series, comprising of Tests, ODIs and T20 matches— between the two Asian giants since 2007-08 when India visited Pakistan.
However, Pakistan did visit India in a limited ODI series in 2012-13 which Pakistan won 2-1.
In 2014, under Najam Sethi, the PCB and BCCI had signed a MoU under which they were scheduled to play six series in the 2015-2023 Future Tours programme, but all were subject to ‘clearance from New Delhi’.
There were talks of a series last year in the United Arab Emirates or Sri Lanka but the plans were shelved after the Indian and Pakistani governments failed to come to a conclusion on the venue.
Pakistan cricketers have also not been allowed to participate in the cash-rich Indian Premier League since 2009.
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