Indian government unlikely to give BCCI green signal for Pakistan series in Dubai

THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT is unlikely to grant permission to the BCCI to play Pakistan in Dubai due to prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Earlier, the Indian cricket board had written to the Home Ministry seeking permission to play Pakistan and complete its obligations under the MoU, which was inked between the two cricket boards in 2014. As reported by PTI, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said,

“The Home Minister and the Home Ministry will take call on this but I don’t think the atmosphere is right given the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.”

The BCCI wanted to host Pakistan for a short series in 2016 but did not get government clearance owing to tension between the two countries and the subsequent terror attacks on Indian soil. Ahir further added,

“We get many proposals and letters but the atmosphere today is not right for Indo-Pak cricket.”

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