New Delhi: Even though the stand of the Union government is clear on bilateral cricketing ties with Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary on Monday said a bilateral series with Pakistan is possible but with a rider that if the government permits.
“We are not averse to a bilateral series with Pakistan. But everything depends on whether the government gives the clearance,” Chaudhary told a news channel. These views by the acting chief of the BCCI were aired despite fully being aware as to what were reasons for the government’s stand on the issue.
He, however stated the obvious by saying: “The series will not be possible without approval from the government.”
It may be recalled that the two arch-rivals last participated in a bilateral series in December 2012 when Pakistan visited India for a limited overs series that included three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals.