Inzamam's comments

“.Playing against India...is always special.... "..Inzamam-ul-haq PAKNews

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to send the national team to India to resume the cricketing ties between the arch-rivals, and called on the latter to reciprocate soon.

“I’m really happy that this positive development has taken place because it is important that Pakistan and India play bilateral series against each other on a regular basis,” said the legendary Pakistan batsman in an interview.

Giving the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) credit for the resumption of the long-awaited bilateral series, Inzamam said that playing against their Indian counterparts has always been of great significance for the Pakistan cricketers.

“...Playing against India...is always special and a treat for people in both countries,” the veteran batsman, who played 120 Tests and 378 One Day Internationals for his country, between 1991 and 2007.

“It’s good we’ll soon resume bilateral ties and for this I think the Pakistan Cricket Board deserves a lot of credit for making this happen,” Inzamam added further.

Pakistan cricket team is due to tour India between December 22 and January 7, to play two T20 Internationals and three One Day Internationals against the hosts. The itinerary kick starts on December 25, with a T20 International in Bangalore and will run till January 7.

This will be the first bilateral series between the arch-rivals since December 2007. The 2008 India tour of Pakistan was called off by the BCCI in the aftermath of the deadly Mumbai attacks. Inzamam, 42, hoped the resumption of cricketing ties would help foster better relations between the nemeses. He also urged the BCCI to send its national team to Pakistan to ensure long-term resumption of the bilateral ties.

“Sadly there have been frequent breaks in bilateral series between the two countries but I hope that this time this will last, and I would urge India to also tour Pakistan and play a full Test series,” Inzamam said.

The former skipper also welcomed Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) move to organise its own Twenty20 league, the Pakistan Premier League (PPL), and hoped for the international players to come and play in the competition.