Dubai cricket chief offers to host Pakistan-India bilateral series
Dubai Cricket Council Chairman Abdul Rahman Falaknaz has proposed to have Pakistan-India respective cricket series — close to 30 days after the main opponents played an ICC T20 World Cup match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The as of late closed T20 World Cup, guaranteed by Australia, was organized across three settings — Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi — in the UAE while some matches of the starter round matches were played in Oman.
"The best thing is get India-Pakistan coordinates here. At the point when Sharjah used to have India and Pakistan such a long time back, it resembled a conflict. Be that as it may, it was a decent conflict, it was a wearing conflict and it was incredible," Falaknaz was cited as saying by Khaleej Times.
Attributable to political pressures, Pakistan and India haven't played two-sided cricket series starting around 2013, when the Green Shirts visited India to play three T20s and two One Day Internationals.
"I recollect [Bollywood actor] Raj Kapoor came once with his family. During the honors night, he took the mic and said, 'That it is so superb to have these India-Pakistan fights in Sharjah. Cricket unites individuals, cricket has united us and allowed us to stay along these lines,'" reviewed the DCC boss.
"So this is the thing that we might want to do. Assuming we can persuade India to come and play here against Pakistan one time per year or double a year, it would be fabulous."
'India welcome to play IPL matches in Dubai'
The DCC boss likewise communicated eagerness to have more Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in future.
"In 2014, when they moved the IPL to the UAE because of races, we gave them a warm gathering. Everything relies upon the BCCI to conclude what they need to do," Falaknaz reviewed.
"We are well disposed with them," he said, adding that the BCCI had seen "our potential in 2014 and more this year. In 2014, they played 20 matches. Out of the 20 matches, 19 were completely sold".
"Along these lines, I would welcome BCCI to come and hold their IPL matches. Regardless of whether it is essential for IPL to begin here and finish in India or to begin in India and finish in Dubai," he recommended.
