ISLAMABAD – Ali Naqvi, the owner of the Islamabad United franchise, who arethe defending champions in the Pakistan Super League, has called formatches to be played between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and PSL teams.
“I think we should consider having regular matches between teams from theIPL and PSL which are the best leagues in the world,” Naqvi told reporterhere.
Naqvi said he had also suggested to the owners of the Mumbai Indians toplay a friendly with Islamabad United but that didn’t happen.
Naqvi, however, conceded that conditions at present were not conducive forthis to happen but said cricket always has played a big role in reducingtensions between Pakistan and India.
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“Some thought should be given to this suggestion. It can happen sometime inthe future,” he said.
Incidentally, former Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq had made a similarsuggestion a few days back, calling for a match between the champion teamsof both leagues.
