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Printed on: Sep 28, 2022
A hilarious response was witnessed on Twitter after a proposal for a bilateral Take a look at sequence was proposed by the ECB between India and Pakistan.
The official Twitter account of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) tweeted a proposal to host the sequence between the arch-rivals to revive the long-awaited bilateral. The 2 Asian cricket giants have remained confined to only world and Asia Cup tournaments amid political tensions. The final bilateral sequence between the 2 was held in 2012 for ODIs and T20Is. The 2 groups final performed bilateral Assessments in 2007.
Media reviews reveal the concept was coined by ECB Deputy Chair Martin Darlow and was floated to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairperson Ramiz Raja amid the continued T20I sequence between England and Pakistan.
Followers have began relishing the prospect and Iceland Cricket concurrently has give you a counter-proposal to PCB, taking a dig on the climate circumstances of England. The tweet of Iceland Cricket learn, “We hear @ECB_cricket have supplied to host a Take a look at sequence between India and Pakistan. We formally announce to @ICC that we’re additionally providing to do the identical & can present close to 24-hour daylight in June and July, in addition to higher Tweets overlaying the matches. Sniper safety too.”
A step forward, one other tweet prompt the revealing of the Volcanic Ashes trophy through which three-Take a look at sequence may very well be performed between the 2 nations. Netizens had been break up and one proposed to throw axes to determine the winner if the sequence leads to a draw because it was finished in 2020 following the Covid-19 lockdown amid a European sequence. The occasion was held contained in the doorways.
Iceland Cricket responded that they don’t seem to be suggesting new guidelines, however somebody has to take residence the inaugural Volcanic Ashes trophy even when the sequence leads to a draw.
Nevertheless, the newest replace reveals the PCB has put down the proposal of a bilateral sequence with India at a impartial venue and thanked ECB for the provide to facilitate a three-Take a look at sequence at English stadiums sooner or later.
Press Belief of India (PTI) cited a supply that claimed the BCCI laughed on the proposal stating there isn’t any risk of bilateral sequence with Pakistan for at the least a few years from now.
A senior BCCI official mentioned the provide of the Indo-Pak sequence is a bit bizarre as the choice is beneath the management of the Indian authorities resulting from political tensions and never within the custody of the board. At present, the 2 nations play solely at multi-team occasions.
The 2 Asian cricket giants final met in a multi-team occasion on the Asia Cup and the upcoming is through the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup that’s scheduled to be held in October and November in Australia.
In the meantime, amid the political tensions between India and Pakistan, followers of each groups are ready for the October 23 match between the 2 sides on the Melbourne Cricket Floor in Melbourne.
