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With the recent peace talks and the fact that the world is a much poorer place now post Covid, is there a chance of an India Pakistan series happening this year?
 
gazza619 said:
With the recent peace talks and the fact that the world is a much poorer place now post Covid, is there a chance of an India Pakistan series happening this year?
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Don’t get me hyped bro.

The heartbreak is too much to bare when it doesn’t substantiate
 
What peace talks? The problem of Pakistan wants peace on its own terms, which is not going to happen.

Besides, why would you want to see India thump Pakistan? We are better off not having bilateral ties with them.

The 4-1 thrashing in the last 5 ODIs with the same set of players on both sides should be enough for our fans.
 
Mamoon said:
What peace talks? The problem of Pakistan wants peace on its own terms, which is not going to happen.

Besides, why would you want to see India thump Pakistan? We are better off not having bilateral ties with them.

The 4-1 thrashing in the last 5 ODIs with the same set of players on both sides should be enough for our fans.
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India also wants peace on it own terms. In the cacophony the will of the poor Kashmiris is always smothered.

We have been occupied by worst of nations on both sides.
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
India also wants peace on it own terms. In the cacophony the will of the poor Kashmiris is always smothered.

We have been occupied by worst of nations on both sides.
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Don’t understand why the US isn’t ‘liberating’ a nation that actually needs liberty. Bunch of international hypocrites the whole lot are!
 
Playing friendly bilateral sports with Pakistan? Don't be ridiculous. The entire Indian political narrative will be shattered and Indians will have to come to terms with the fact that their government and media have been lying to them for years.
 
Not interested Pakistan has enough cricket to look forward to Its not something im losing sleep over The pcb is looking forward not backwards
 
Would love to see a series but wont happen. I am not even going into political arguement where Pakistanis will blame present BJP govt where as Indians will point out the reckless tweets by Pak PM targetting India etc. The point is there is too much bad blood between the 2 countries for any bilateral series to take place.

Just hope Asia cup takes place this year which is the closest to the bilateral series where Ind-Pak gets a chance to meet atleast twice.
 
India's hypocritical and contradictory stance isn't likely to change any time soon and thankfully the current PCB administration isn't going around begging for a bilateral series. We are doing fine without it.

I don't expect there to be a bilateral series for the next 5 years or so.
 
If it happens it'll help us right our W/L record against them, but I don't think PM Ghaas-Phoos will green light it yet.

Let's start with baby steps: host them in the World T20, then head over for an Asia Cup in the UAE/Pakistan, and we'll talk after that.
 
Varun said:
If it happens it'll help us right our W/L record against them, but I don't think PM Ghaas-Phoos will green light it yet.

Let's start with baby steps: host them in the World T20, then head over for an Asia Cup in the UAE/Pakistan, and we'll talk after that.
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Manmohan Singh banned cricket against Pakistan just because he was incapable of taking any other action post 26/11 remember? Out of many, it was one of the most shameful and cowardly acts for any sitting PM. Modi need not interfere with cricket bcoz he knows how to deal with deplomacy seperately. If I recall, he never mentioned stopping cricket ties with Pakistan. If BCCI asks permission for cricket series, BJP govt will have no issues giving the green light.
 
I'd give an arm and leg to watch India and Pakistan lock horns in a Test series currently.
 
Rajdeep said:
Manmohan Singh banned cricket against Pakistan just because he was incapable of taking any other action post 26/11 remember? Out of many, it was one of the most shameful and cowardly acts for any sitting PM. Modi need not interfere with cricket bcoz he knows how to deal with deplomacy seperately. If I recall, he never mentioned stopping cricket ties with Pakistan. If BCCI asks permission for cricket series, BJP govt will have no issues giving the green light.
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Certainly it looks like BCCI is not interested in cricket with Pakistan (just like they are not interested much in playing teams like Srilanka, WI, Bangladesh, etc, for a different reason than what Pakistan fans think! Even if there is a series with Pakistan, then India may usually send its "B" Team like what they did in Asia Cup!)
 
India-Pak series will be the LAST confidence building measure after restoration of both High Commissioners, normalisation of trade, revocation of bans on Pak artists in India & Bollywood content in Pakistan.

India & Pakistan weren’t playing bilateral even when we had all the above prior to Pulwama attack.
 
Rajdeep said:
If BCCI asks permission for cricket series, BJP govt will have no issues giving the green light.
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You can't actually believe this right? The BJP philosophy is built on Pakistanis and Muslims being the boogeymen. If India start touring and vice versa then that perception will be shattered. The last thing Modi wants is normalisation of relations with Pakistan - it's his primary strategy behind getting the country united enough to vote him in.
 
Rajdeep said:
Manmohan Singh banned cricket against Pakistan just because he was incapable of taking any other action post 26/11 remember? Out of many, it was one of the most shameful and cowardly acts for any sitting PM. Modi need not interfere with cricket bcoz he knows how to deal with deplomacy seperately. If I recall, he never mentioned stopping cricket ties with Pakistan. If BCCI asks permission for cricket series, BJP govt will have no issues giving the green light.
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Impossible.

The BCCI revels in jingling cash registers, and if this was the case, we would have been playing 7-ODI series with them every 6 months.

And why are the 2 entities mutually exclusive anyway? Ever seen that couch potato Jay Shah? Guess who he is?
 
After Babar Azam dedicates Pakistan's victory in the WT20 to the people of Kashmir, as well as the farmers of India, I doubt the BCCI would want anything to do with the PCB.

Would it be worth it? Yes.
 
hitthestump said:
You can't actually believe this right? The BJP philosophy is built on Pakistanis and Muslims being the boogeymen. If India start touring and vice versa then that perception will be shattered. The last thing Modi wants is normalisation of relations with Pakistan - it's his primary strategy behind getting the country united enough to vote him in.
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Bang ON! Indian Muslims & by extension Pakistan need to be perpetual enemies for Modi to keep winning elections. Modi was naive when he visited Pak uninvited and got Pathankot in return. There‘s very little to gain & much to lose for Modi in pursuing peace with Pakistan.

Muslim-appeasement politics forced Congress to kiss & make up with Pakistan after 2008 Mumbai attacks. Modi has no such compulsions.
 
Bilal7 said:
After Babar Azam dedicates Pakistan's victory in the WT20 to the people of Kashmir, as well as the farmers of India, I doubt the BCCI would want anything to do with the PCB.

Would it be worth it? Yes.
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That would be as naive as Shoaib Malik thanking "all the Muslims" of the world in the WT20 of 2007, when half of them can't point out Pakistan on the map, and the man of the match/series was Irfan Pathan from India.
 
Not in another 10 years at least in fact I m fearing things gonna get worse from indian side
 
Varun said:
That would be as naive as Shoaib Malik thanking "all the Muslims" of the world in the WT20 of 2007, when half of them can't point out Pakistan on the map, and the man of the match/series was Irfan Pathan from India.
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Man of the series was Afridi bro......and Afridi is a legacy whereas pathan is a glorified commentator at best.....move on.....from the road safety series
 
gazza619 said:
With the recent peace talks and the fact that the world is a much poorer place now post Covid, is there a chance of an India Pakistan series happening this year?
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I hope it's going to happen in near future but if it happens I want a proper series with ODI's & test cricket as well instead of only T20's.
 
Mamoon said:
Besides, why would you want to see India thump Pakistan? We are better off not having bilateral ties with them.

The 4-1 thrashing in the last 5 ODIs with the same set of players on both sides should be enough for our fans.
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By your logic, Eng should've stopped playing Ashes from 1989 till 2005 because Australia murdered them every time they faced each other.

No matter how mediocre the Pakistan team becomes, sensible fans from both sides will want to see the matches.
 
Nov15 said:
Would be very awkward for that translator standing next to Babar.
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Does the average Indian not converse in Hindi these days?

Varun said:
That would be as naive as Shoaib Malik thanking "all the Muslims" of the world in the WT20 of 2007, when half of them can't point out Pakistan on the map, and the man of the match/series was Irfan Pathan from India.
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That was a good moment and I hope it is replicated, albeit accompanied by a trophy.
 
hitthestump said:
You can't actually believe this right? The BJP philosophy is built on Pakistanis and Muslims being the boogeymen. If India start touring and vice versa then that perception will be shattered. The last thing Modi wants is normalisation of relations with Pakistan - it's his primary strategy behind getting the country united enough to vote him in.
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Actually from an Indian point of view , we are missing out on so much by not playing Pakistan now . With the kind of superiority we have now , can’t be a better time to get our head to head record fixed once and for all .
 
ChTab said:
By your logic, Eng should've stopped playing Ashes from 1989 till 2005 because Australia murdered them every time they faced each other.

No matter how mediocre the Pakistan team becomes, sensible fans from both sides will want to see the matches.
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Apples-oranges comparison.

Firstly, Australia and England do not have a political rivalry and there is no bad blood between the fans.

Secondly, there was no social media back then, so less opportunities for trolling and trash-talking.

It is Pakistan’s great fortune that there has been no bilateral cricket with India over the last 6-7 years.

Pakistan getting rinsed by India home and away across formats every 2 years would result in Pakistani players and fans getting trolled on social media like no tomorrow.

We already suffer from enough humiliation so there is no need for us to get humiliated further by resuming bilateral ties with India.

Pakistan cricket is finished and will never catch up with India so it is quite a depressing situation and thus it is in our best interests to hope that the Indian Government continues to block BCCI from resuming bilateral cricket with Pakistan.
 
Mamoon said:
Apples-oranges comparison.

Firstly, Australia and England do not have a political rivalry and there is no bad blood between the fans.

Secondly, there was no social media back then, so less opportunities for trolling and trash-talking.

It is Pakistan’s great fortune that there has been no bilateral cricket with India over the last 6-7 years.

Pakistan getting rinsed by India home and away across formats every 2 years would result in Pakistani players and fans getting trolled on social media like no tomorrow.

We already suffer from enough humiliation so there is no need for us to get humiliated further by resuming bilateral ties with India.

Pakistan cricket is finished and will never catch up with India so it is quite a depressing situation and thus it is in our best interests to hope that the Indian Government continues to block BCCI from resuming bilateral cricket with Pakistan.
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India is miles ahead of not just Pakistan but also versus most cricket teams of the world. It doesnt stop them playing against them, does it?

Pakistan will benefit more by playing against India as a defeat versus India hurts more and may be this way some of the improvements that need to be made in our system would be fast tracked?
 
Don't wanna see it.

Pakistan India meet in ICC tournaments and Asia Cups. That is good enough.
 
gazza619 said:
India is miles ahead of not just Pakistan but also versus most cricket teams of the world. It doesnt stop them playing against them, does it?

Pakistan will benefit more by playing against India as a defeat versus India hurts more and may be this way some of the improvements that need to be made in our system would be fast tracked?
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It is not about how far ahead India is; it is about the tension and historic rivalry between Pakistan and India.

Pakistan can become the worst team in the world (we are not far off) but Indian fans will still troll our players and fans after thrashing us and rub it in like no tomorrow.

That is not the case when India beats other sides. India vs Australia is a proper rivalry now but there is not much trash-talking and trolling amongst Indian and Australian fans.
 
Mamoon said:
Apples-oranges comparison.

Firstly, Australia and England do not have a political rivalry and there is no bad blood between the fans.

Secondly, there was no social media back then, so less opportunities for trolling and trash-talking.

It is Pakistan’s great fortune that there has been no bilateral cricket with India over the last 6-7 years.

Pakistan getting rinsed by India home and away across formats every 2 years would result in Pakistani players and fans getting trolled on social media like no tomorrow.

We already suffer from enough humiliation so there is no need for us to get humiliated further by resuming bilateral ties with India.

Pakistan cricket is finished and will never catch up with India so it is quite a depressing situation and thus it is in our best interests to hope that the Indian Government continues to block BCCI from resuming bilateral cricket with Pakistan.
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In response, I will quote Mark Twain

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
 
ChTab said:
In response, I will quote Mark Twain

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
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I agree, except I have raised you to my level by providing analysis that you didn’t have the capacity for and thus, you should be thankful.
 
Mamoon said:
Apples-oranges comparison.

Firstly, Australia and England do not have a political rivalry and there is no bad blood between the fans.

Secondly, there was no social media back then, so less opportunities for trolling and trash-talking.

It is Pakistan’s great fortune that there has been no bilateral cricket with India over the last 6-7 years.

Pakistan getting rinsed by India home and away across formats every 2 years would result in Pakistani players and fans getting trolled on social media like no tomorrow.

We already suffer from enough humiliation so there is no need for us to get humiliated further by resuming bilateral ties with India.

Pakistan cricket is finished and will never catch up with India so it is quite a depressing situation and thus it is in our best interests to hope that the Indian Government continues to block BCCI from resuming bilateral cricket with Pakistan.
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What’s your problem? So what if Pakistan play them and get mullered every time?
 
India avoids series with Pakistan purely out of fear. Losing to an enemy nation, especially when they are a glorified minnow, would be a national embarrassment.
 
Rana said:
What’s your problem? So what if Pakistan play them and get mullered every time?
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It won’t bother me but it will not be good for the mental health of Pakistani fans. I am thinking about the community here.
 
Only on Cricket 19, Brian Lara Cricket and other associated video games.
 
Mamoon said:
It won’t bother me but it will not be good for the mental health of Pakistani fans. I am thinking about the community here.
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I see how you are concerned about the riots that can take place in India, and the endangerment of the Muslim community.

Nobel Peace prize level thinking MashaAllah
 
Nikhil_cric said:
India avoids series with Pakistan purely out of fear. Losing to an enemy nation, especially when they are a glorified minnow, would be a national embarrassment.
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India won 7 out of the 8 T20i‘s vs Pakistan.
India won 5 out of the last 6 ODIs vs Pakistan.
 
Would be wonderful when that happens. Would be the most anticipated series and my bet is BCCI wants to cash in first. So series will be in India first before a return visit.
 
If media reports are anything to go by, there seems to be massive movement to normalize ties between Pakistan India. Usually most peace talks between the two countries is followed by a cricket series lol. I can see a 2004 style tour taking place.
 
Not gonna happen. Unfortunately, politics have killed all possibilities of Pak vs Ind series changes.

Oh and don't feed the troll :yk
 
WhenSultansBowled said:
Not gonna happen. Unfortunately, politics have killed all possibilities of Pak vs Ind series changes.

Oh and don't feed the troll :yk
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To be honest Ind-Pak series from a cricket perspective doesn’t have the same excitement anymore due to the gulf in quality.

May be a T20 series will be fun because T20 is lottery most days anyways.
 
Yes right now India is better than us but they haven't consistently demolished us ever - and neither have we consistently demolished them despite being overall better than them through the 80s and 90s.

Pak v India series would be hard fought. One on paper India should win but they should have won the 2005 series in India as well with our third string bowling attack.
 
Zaz said:
Yes its true They won the one that mattered tho CT17 Fond memories
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Yeah the 2019 World Cup match didn’t matter. Pakistan had no interest in qualifying for the semifinals.
 
Mamoon said:
It won’t bother me but it will not be good for the mental health of Pakistani fans. I am thinking about the community here.
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:))) This cracked me up.

If it doesn't bother you then all those big walls of text was just to help/comfort the community and our fan base? When there is no other Pakistani fan than you who doesn't want an Indo-Pak series.
 
I don’t think Pakistani fans will be impacted badly with this fixture. Anybody can see the difference and when the two sides face each other on ground the difference will be too apparent to get effected.

One positive note, pressure will be off for Pakistan since they are not expected to deliver. Just competing would be good enough. Pakistani team Ewell get stringer if they survive mental strain.
 
Babeikh said:
Yes right now India is better than us but they haven't consistently demolished us ever - and neither have we consistently demolished them despite being overall better than them through the 80s and 90s.

Pak v India series would be hard fought. One on paper India should win but they should have won the 2005 series in India as well with our third string bowling attack.
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It won’t be a well fought series .
In tests and odi
India c versus pakistan might be hard fought
India b versus pak - cakewalk
India a versus pak - thrashing and rinsing
India vs pak humiliation.
In t20

U may win against india c 50 percent chance . Against india 10 percent .only cos india does get collective failures once in a while

Finally , it’s not the 90s . Pakistan had very good test batters . It’s a joke to see sharjeel selected for a pakistan team . It shows severe desperation and nepotism in pak cricket .

I wish though u had a more competitive team . Shoaib bowling tendulkar and dravid and saqlain bowling amazing doosras - alas your cricket infrastructure was not built well and u didn’t seek to improve and find and nurture talent .

Pakistan will benifit if it develops similar structure like india and emphasize on fitness , u19 , pak a tours and its explayers contributing meaningfully .
 
Babeikh said:
Pak v India series would be hard fought. One on paper India should win but they should have won the 2005 series in India as well with our third-string bowling attack.
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Are you kidding me? it won't be a hard-fought series India will humiliate us without any shadow of the doubt, in the same way, they humiliated us in Asia Cup 2018 without Kohli, but that doesn't mean we wouldn't want to watch Indo-Pak games.

As far as the 2005 series is concerned Pakistan was a much better side back then with a good batting lineup plus they were being coached by Bob Woolmer & that Indian team although was a very good side but nowhere near this Indian side.
 
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You are all welcome to believe that it will be a humiliation, cakewalk, thrashing, obliteration etc. I don't believe that - most teams in world cricket are much of a muchness. In Asian conditions we are a good side and would give anyone a run for their money.

Not here to change anyone's mind on anything so by all means reply to this with a 'Pak will be humiliated' post, I still won't agree.
 
India will trump Pakistan in all 3 formats over the course of a series.

A test series when Misbah, Azhar Younis and Hafeez were playing may have been a decent series. It would have been interesting to see how Misbah played Indian spinners and if his tuk tuk tuk bang approach would be effective against Indians.
 
Is Modi willing to make another peace overture after Pathankot and risk the same fate as Vajpayee?

The media says a lot, but unlike congress times most of the media has almost no inkling what Modi is thinking.
 
Can anyone tell from where this positive news/rumours of relations normalisation is coming. I must have missed something in news.
Except Modi's tweet for IK wishing him quick recovery from Covid, can't see anything else in news.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Is Modi willing to make another peace overture after Pathankot and risk the same fate as Vajpayee?

The media says a lot, but unlike congress times most of the media has almost no inkling what Modi is thinking.
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Obviously I am no expert on what Modi is thinking lol but the letter he issued today seems like a step towards peace. Also isn’t the Indian army planning to do a joint drill with Pakistan-China? This a far cry from their earlier(and unrealistic) stance of fully isolating Pakistan.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Is Modi willing to make another peace overture after Pathankot and risk the same fate as Vajpayee?

The media says a lot, but unlike congress times most of the media has almost no inkling what Modi is thinking.
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Vajpayee took an initiative and NS welcomed it too but then we know what happened

This time it’s different, request is coming from IK and army (more importantly army obviously) so let’s see Modi’s response.

Modi and team’s leverage and negotiating skills are at a different level so depends on how much Pakistan wants to compromise I guess.

Some positive signs though in the last week or so.
 
El Generico said:
Obviously I am no expert on what Modi is thinking lol but the letter he issued today seems like a step towards peace. Also isn’t the Indian army planning to do a joint drill with Pakistan-China? This a far cry from their earlier(and unrealistic) stance of fully isolating Pakistan.
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Sure both sides being on the same page is mutually beneficial. However this isn’t because Indian govt’s isolation has failed or backfired, this is because Pakistan govt seems to have backed themselves in a corner and this is going to be more useful to them.

Wasn’t it always a no brainer that once Pakistan stopped this whole Kashmir narrative and other activities, things would automatically be much better?
 
Looking at our teams condition and jokers like Misbah managing/coaching the team, I hope we won;t play India for many years to come. I don;t care too much about losing to India but would like to watch a close contest.
 
One terrorist attack and there will be another 10 yrs. of no cricket between India and Pak. Dont hope against the hope. Also BCCI have been doing terrific in terms of finance for close to a decade without playing PAK. They find ENG AND AUS more competitive and lucrative to play with. So even if the Indian Govt permits them, they still wont be interested to play with Pak. There will be no IND-PAK series in next ftp also and that will become normal.
 
Local.Dada said:
Sure both sides being on the same page is mutually beneficial. However this isn’t because Indian govt’s isolation has failed or backfired, this is because Pakistan govt seems to have backed themselves in a corner and this is going to be more useful to them.

Wasn’t it always a no brainer that once Pakistan stopped this whole Kashmir narrative and other activities, things would automatically be much better?
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Well even in his inauguration speech, Imran Khan said he is against war and wants to move on from the past. IK has always been anti-war so this isn’t a back down or a change of stance from them.

As for Kashmir, Pakistan might tone down their rhetoric a bit but I am pretty sure they won’t give up their stance or take back their claim . I don’t think either side is going to move away from their existing position/claims on Kashmir. The best we will see is softening of rhetorics from both sides as well as the end of cross border firings.

And I am not saying the peace talks are because of the isolation attempts failing, there are several factors to why both sides are moving towards peace. My point was that the isolating Pakistan bit was never realistic considering Pakistan has ties with both US and China. The Pak-US relationship has gotten worse but it won’t end as long as America wants to be involved in Afghanistan.

Anyways as a cricket fan I hope a series does happen and I have a feeling it won’t be as one sided as some posters in this thread think.
 
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As much as i want pakistan and india to play , i dont want pakistan thrashed left right and center
No thanks.
 
Any fan would love to see IND play PAK

A bilateral series between India and Pakistan will be driven by current politic situation in India and Pak too.

Unless and until there isn't a political leverage to be gained I don't think so the current ruling Indian government would resume cricketing ties with PAK

There has to be a big benefits for the current Indian Govt., that would result in them winning some election only then will they resume cricketing ties with Pak

There are quite a lot of state elections lined up in India in coming months and this results I think would have an impact
 
Firstly, I don't know what "peace talks" have been going around, as there's no broadcasting on this at all from any accredited news agency in the world. If there really were peace talks, all news agencies would try to milk the content, but seeing as though there are no reports, that's the first piece of evidence to suggest that these "peace talks" are probably nothing but a small dialogue between the two countries on XYZ.

Secondly, if peace talks do occur, what makes the people on this forum think that we'll magically play a series against India in a few weeks? It could take a few years at least because there are a whole lot of other issues of greater importance that both sides must see eye to eye on. I won't dive into politics, but it should be clear that there are far greater issues present at the moment.

These supposed "peace talks" are probably rumours spread by delusional fans thinking that a bilateral series can happen tomorrow.

Even if these "peace talks" are happening, what are the chances that both sides see eye to eye? Both are arrogant, and incompetent, and that's the worst combination for trying to make a deal of any sorts.

If it happens, fine, but I don't think we should keep our hopes that high.
 
El Generico said:
Obviously I am no expert on what Modi is thinking lol but the letter he issued today seems like a step towards peace. Also isn’t the Indian army planning to do a joint drill with Pakistan-China? This a far cry from their earlier(and unrealistic) stance of fully isolating Pakistan.
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He wished pakistan on pakistan day. Thats diplomatic courtesy. He will not write we want war.

India if at all joins the drill, its because its a SCO drill.
 
Local.Dada said:
Vajpayee took an initiative and NS welcomed it too but then we know what happened

This time it’s different, request is coming from IK and army (more importantly army obviously) so let’s see Modi’s response.

Modi and team’s leverage and negotiating skills are at a different level so depends on how much Pakistan wants to compromise I guess.

Some positive signs though in the last week or so.
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One mistake and Modi will be plastered to the wall by the opposition.
 
The reality is:

PCB needs an India v Pakistan series more than BCCI does.

Pakistanis probably want an India v Pakistan series more than Indian fans too.

PCB will get a lot of praise if such a series happens, whereas BCCI will probably get a lot of stick if it happens.
 
I think the gap between the teams is being blown out of proportion.

Ind is doing good at present, but unless Ind wins some ICC trophies consistently/ wins test series in SEN countries consistently for the next 2-3 years, the gap is only on paper...
 
Its been almost 10 years since last bilateral series between the two. I personally am neutral, kind of numb to the idea whether it happens or not. Ofcourse if it happens every cricket fan would love it but, if it doesnt for even years to come I dont think it would be missed considering fans have gotten used to Ind and Pak not playing.

Personally more than cricket, results etc. I am interested in the message the cricket between two can potentially give with regards to the step towards peace in the region. 6-7 decades are too much for war, anger and sometimes hate especially when both the countries can do much much more for their people if there is peace in the region. I hope the publicly known and unknown stakeholders involved of both the countries can come onto the same page and can have their stakes invested in things other than war.
 
Saj said:
The reality is:

PCB needs an India v Pakistan series more than BCCI does.

Pakistanis probably want an India v Pakistan series more than Indian fans too.

PCB will get a lot of praise if such a series happens, whereas BCCI will probably get a lot of stick if it happens.
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Lol I don't want the present Pakistani team to be humiliated by the existing Indian team tho I do feel they will be better off for the experience.

The PCB should find other ways to make big money as it is clear the BCCI is in no mood to do any favors for the PCB
 
Mamoon said:
What peace talks? The problem of Pakistan wants peace on its own terms, which is not going to happen.

Besides, why would you want to see India thump Pakistan? We are better off not having bilateral ties with them.

The 4-1 thrashing in the last 5 ODIs with the same set of players on both sides should be enough for our fans.
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I am a believer that facing the very best is only beneficial for players in the long run
 
Thanos said:
Can anyone tell from where this positive news/rumours of relations normalisation is coming. I must have missed something in news.
Except Modi's tweet for IK wishing him quick recovery from Covid, can't see anything else in news.
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Coming from Aljazeera. UAE brokering a deal. Google it.
 
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