Tauqir Zia: BCCI have never refused a series with PCB

India and Pakistan haven't contested a bilateral series since 2013 when the two sides met in a white-ball series in India

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Tauqir Zia has claimed the BCCI, India’s cricketing governing body, have never refused a series with PCB. It is instead a problem at government level due to political tensions between the two countries.

India and Pakistan haven’t contested a bilateral series since 2013 when the two sides met in a white-ball series in India. They played two T20Is in December 2012, tying the series 1-1, before contesting three ODIs across December and January, with Pakistan winning 2-1.

There hasn’t been a bilateral Test series between the two sides since December 2007.

In the intervening years, India and Pakistan have met on 12 occasions in ICC tournaments and Asia Cup matches, most recently contesting a match at the 2021 T20 World Cup. On that occasion, Pakistan won by 10 wickets.

Speaking to Cricket Pakistan, Zia said: "BCCI has never refused to play against us [Pakistan]. The problem lies on the government-to-government level.

"Both cricketing boards are currently run by former cricketers who understand the importance of Pakistan-India matches. Sourav Ganguly and Ramiz Raja both want to promote cricket and there is nothing better than seeing a contest between these rivals."

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