Whenever the talks came on India vs Pakistan cricket match, all Indians and Pakistanis pegote get excited a lot. The matches between these two teams are the most watched. We get to see the match between these two teams during any international tournament but we have never seen any series between these two teams. We have often seen many different series of India with other teams but never with Pakistan. there is a very big reason behind it which might shock you, but it is the reality. So read this blog now.
Why Is There No Cricket Series Between India And Pakistan?
According to the source, Indians used to play in Pakistan and Pakistanis used to come to India and play, but when the Indian Premier League (IPL) got started in 2007 there were a lot of Pakistanis cricket players who took part and a lot of big names about to make the mark in first edition mostly Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Salman Butt, and Mishba ul Haq.
Sources revealed that it was a Pakistani cricket player whose brilliant performance brought victory to Rajisthans Royals, the player’s name was Sohail Tanvir.
But during those years when India vs Pakistan matches were happening so at that time, it was under constant political threads from both countries. After that, just before the Indian Premier League season 2 started the Mumbai Terrorist Attack occurred.
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Because of the security measures Indian government officially banned Pakistani players in India and involved in any bilateral series. It has come to know that the board of Pakistan used to generate a lot of money whenever the India-Pakistan bilateral series happened broadcasting rights.
However, after the attack, the government of India believed that the money the Pakistani board was making from matches could be used to sponsor terrorism and Indian borders. After some time when the attacker of the Mumbai Terrorist Attack was arrested and confessed to the crime, the Pakistan government still didn’t take any action against it.
