NEW DELHI – The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has turneddown an offer made by England to host a bilateral series between Pakistanand India on its soil.
An official of the BCCI said that a decision to play a series againstPakistan will be made by the government.
There are no chances of such cricket series due to the heightened politicaltension between the neighbouring countries, he added.
A day earlier, reports emerged that England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)had contacted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the BCCI to be a neutralhost for the Test series.
“England have offered to be a neutral host for future Pakistan-India Testseries opening the possibility of the two countries playing bilateralcricket for the first time in more than 15 years,” The Telegraph claimed inits report.
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Meanwhile, an official of the PCB has confirmed the development to localTV, stating that England cricket board has extended the offer in anunofficial conversation
The official said that PCB wished to the host India as officially it is thePakistan’s turn.
The two arch-rival teams last faced each other in a bilateral white-ballseries back in 2012-13.
