NEW DELHI: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Mondaythat there was no chance of a cricket series being played between India andPakistan.
In a press conference, Sushma Swaraj blamed Pakistan for violating trucealong the Line of Control and said that due to such actions the ‘tone’ fora cricket series could not be set between the two countries even at neutralvenues.
A bilateral series between India and Pakistan has not taken place sincequite a while now owing to the poor relations between the two nations.
Ever since Indian troops gunned down freedom fighter Burhan Wani inoccupied Kashmir, relations between the two nuclear states havedeteriorated and clashes along the Line of Control have become frequent.
Pakistan rejects India’s unfounded allegations of provocation along the LoCand insists that the latter’s troops are involved in killing Pakistanicivilians via unprovoked shelling.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has threatened to take action against the BCCIfor failing to honour its contract regarding playing a cricket series withPakistan.
Despite the strained ties and tensions, India and Pakistan play each otherat international tournaments. The two countries last met at the final ofthe ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in which the green shirts trounced India by180 runs to lift the title.