'Play bilateral or cut off all ties': Shoaib Akhtar warns India

Former Pakistan star Shoaib Akhtar has asserted that there should be a bilateral series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan or the two nations should cut off all ties with each other. The last bilateral series between the two nations was in 2012.

Earlier this month, former India star Yuvraj Singh discussed the bilateral series between India and Pakistan with former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi. They went on to say that it will be a bigger event than the Ashes.

‘Why can’t we play cricket?’ asks Shoaib Akhtar

“We can trade with each other, play kabaddi, play Davis Cup but why can’t we play cricket? If India do not want to come to Pakistan and Pakistan don’t want to go to India then a bilateral series can be played at a neutral venue like the Asia Cup,” said Akhtar.

“If India and Pakistan can’t play cricket, they should not trade, play kabaddi or do anything between them. Politics is played whenever it’s about cricket between India and Pakistan. It’s important for the two teams to play a bilateral series as it raises great revenue, increases fan following and new players emerge by soaking in the pressure,” he added on the importance of the series.