Will India play cricket in Pakistan India Pak ministers hold talks on Cricket during SCO summit

S Jaishankar Pakistan Visit: Since the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, India's Foreign Minister S. There is celebration in Pakistan ever since Jaishankar returned home. After all, what did Jaishankar do in Pakistan that the people of Pakistan started dreaming? Let us understand the whole matter.

Direct talks between foreign ministers after 9 years
For the first time since 2015, direct talks took place between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan at the SCO summit. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar spoke twice in less than 24 hours. Only after this conversation, the people of Pakistan started dreaming.

Talk on cricket?
According to a report published in the Indian Express, the way Ishaq Dar briefly talked to Jaishankar, it was indicated that the idea of ​​restarting cricket relations between the two countries was discussed in these talks. While sources underlined that the talks, which took place during the SCO Council meeting, are very preliminary and both sides “need to consider” this as relations between the two countries have been cold for years.

Will India go to Pakistan in Champions Trophy?
But the talks have opened a door and a possible first step could be the Champions Trophy hosted by Pakistan next February. There was already speculation whether the Indian team would go to Pakistan for the matches or not.

On what basis did the question of playing cricket arise?
Jaishankar and Dar met on Tuesday evening at a dinner hosted by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at his residence for SCO leaders. Sources said that after shaking hands, both the ministers greeted each other and said a few words. After this both the ministers talked during dinner. Sources said the ministers decided to continue the talks over lunch on Wednesday after the end of the SCO Plenary Session.

Jaishankar likes cricket
According to sources, a conversation between the two took place on cricket, a game which Jaishankar likes very much. Pakistan Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, was also included in the conversation.

Will tension reduce through cricket?
Sources said that the idea of ​​resuming some form of cricket ties is being considered and there is a possibility of the Indian cricket team visiting Pakistan. Sources said that one possible opportunity is the Champions Trophy. Pakistan will host it from February 19 to March 9, 2025. Though sources cautioned that these were very preliminary talks and both sides needed to “think over” it, the “atmosphere was good” and unlike the SCO meeting to be held in Goa in May 2023, there would be no fireworks this time. Hui.

What did Pakistani media say?
According to Pakistan's Geo News, India has agreed to start discussions on resuming cricket between the two countries. If this happens, fans can once again see India and Pakistan face to face in a bilateral series. However, there is no official confirmation from PCB or BCCI yet.

Big news for Pak-India cricket!
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— Geo News Urdu (@geonews_urdu) October 16, 2024

The last series between India and Pakistan was played in 2012
There is no doubt that every fan wants to watch the cricket match between India and Pakistan. There is tremendous craze for this game among the fans of both sides. When there is a match between the two teams, the enthusiasm of the fans is palpable, but due to continuous ceasefire on the border, involvement in terrorist incidents in India and continuous hostility at the international level, the bilateral cricket series has been stopped.