Former Australia allrounder Simon O’Donnell has actually shown talks are most likely underway for India and Pakistan to play a Test match Down Under, following the grand success of the clash in between the arch-rivals in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October23 More than 90,000 viewers experienced India’s exhilarating last-ball T20 World Cup Super-12 win versus Pakistan at MCG, while millions throughout the world enjoyed the match on tv, leading to a profits windfall for Cricket Australia (CA).
India and Pakistan have actually not played a bilateral series for ages due to stress in between the neighbours and their matches are limited to just significant competitions arranged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC). O’Donnell, who has actually played 6 Tests and 87 ODIs mostly as a right-arm speed bowler, stated there’ s are likewise talks of a possible triangular ODI series including India, Pakistan and Australia if the ‘hopes of a Test match fail’, according to sen.com.au.
“That (their T20 World Cup clash) was amazing,” O’Donnell stated on SEN Breakfast on Monday.” That video game itself is the one that’s held the competition up until now, individuals keep referring back to it. There was 90,000 at a neutral location, there was remarkable feeling, the scenes of the video game, the tightness of the video game, the pressure. It was stunning sort of things, to the level that I can state there will be conversations being had, or there are conversations being needed to play a Test match here,” stated O’Donnell.
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” There’ s likewise the possibility of a triangular One-Day series in between India, Pakistan and Australia or a Test match in between India and Pakistan. My word there are (discussions taking place), in the wake of this (T20 World Cup clash). There are currently conversations occurring,” he included.
O’Donnell believed the cricket’ s governing bodies ought to not fritter away the gains from the T20 World Cup 2022 clash in between the 2 nations and capitalize the success. “You can’t let that simply dissipate and fade,” O’Donnell stated. “You require to cover and welcome it, I can inform you conversations are underway.”
India and Pakistan last played a Test series in 2007 with India winning the three-game series 1-0 on house soil.
(with IANS inputs)