India and Pakistan will play cricket series soon, S. Expectations increased due to Jaishankar's visit

Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar had gone to Pakistan for the SCO conference. The two countries did not hold any formal bilateral meeting here, but cricket was also discussed in bits and pieces over lunch and dinner.

New Delhi. There is good news for the cricket fans who are eagerly waiting for the matches between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK). If the news coming from sources moves in the right direction, then soon both the countries may be seen playing bilateral series against each other. The two countries have not played any bilateral series since 2012. But now soon the way for play between the two may be cleared.

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Foreign Minister S. to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference held in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. Jaishankar (S. Jaishankar) had arrived. Here, in the informal conversation between the two countries, there was mention of playing cricket among themselves. This is the visit of the Foreign Minister of India to Pakistan after 9 years.

Despite the Indian Foreign Minister visiting Pakistan, India did not hold any formal bilateral talks with it. But there have been some discussions in informal talks in both the countries. Jaishankar held fragmented talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

The Foreign Minister has given a clear message to Pakistan that India is not passive towards Pakistan. He will continue to react to positive and negative developments accordingly. However, he also thanked Shahbaz and Dar for their hospitality.

Meanwhile, quoting sources, it is also being reported that discussions have taken place regarding playing cricket between the two countries. Indian government sources have described this discussion as a casual conversation. At the same time, it has been told from Pakistan side that during the dinner organized by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday evening, there was a brief conversation between Jaishankar and Dar for 5 to 7 minutes. Pakistan's Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi has also participated in this informal conversation.

On condition of anonymity, a source said that Pakistan has discussed the resumption of cricket between the two countries. Naqvi was quoted as saying that even though both the countries did not make any proposal for any formal bilateral meeting, the visit of the Indian Foreign Minister was going to break the ice in their relations.

Let us tell you that one of the objectives of this conversation is that Pakistan is going to organize the ICC Champions Trophy in February next year. He wants the Indian team to come to Pakistan and play in this tournament. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already made it clear that it will not tour Pakistan unless the Indian Government gives it permission to play in Pakistan.