BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has all but ruled out the India-Pakistan series, given the short window ahead of India’s limited-overs tour of Australia, which begins on January 12.
“It’s 19th already and even if a decision comes in the next week, it might not be possible to host a series in such short notice,” Thakur said at the press conference in Delhi, where the ODI and T20 squads for the tour of Australia were announced.
He, however, said the onus of making that call rested with Pakistan, who are the hosts for the series in accordance with the MoU signed between the BCCI and PCB. “This is not a decision for us to make,” Thakur said. “It is for Pakistan to make should the Indian government grant permission. But, given the situation today, it appears difficult.”
The series has remained in limbo for a while now with little progress made in the last few weeks. While the Pakistan government has green-lit the series, there has been no word from its Indian counterpart yet.