Pakistan former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has asked the cricket authorities in India and Pakistan to resume a bilateral series between the neighboring countries just like the Ashes between England and Australia. Saqlain stated that he personally felt that India and Pakistan should start a series on the lines of Ashes. “But let us wait for the ties to resume first,” he said.
The wily spinner also gave his views on India’s tour to England, stating that it was a team failure. He added that it was the failure of the team and you could not just blame the spinners. “You did not have runs on the board and in such a scenario the spinners could not gamble. The conditions were pacer friendly and as one saw it was the pacers who did the trick for the hosts. So, I do not think it would be right to blame the spinners alone,” Saqlain said.
According to reports quoting BCCI, there is also a possibility of India hosting a complete series against arch rivals Pakistan in March-April, 2012.There has been no bilateral series between Pakistan and India since late 2007. However, fans worldwide are expecting things to get better this time and want to see the Asian giants fighting for glory against each other once again.
The political ties between both the countries have improved in the recent times and the fans might get some good news in the coming months. Although both countries are willing to go head to head once more, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has asked the BCCI to play in the Pakistan hosted series before the men in green tour their neighbouring country.
