Shoaib became an overnight sensation in Pakistan by castling Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar off successive balls at Kolkata in 1999.
As the BCCI prepares to meet PCB to discuss the MoU signed between the two countries in 2014, senior BCCI functionary Rajeev Shukla on Friday said that they will not play any bilateral series against the arch-rivals without the Indian government's permission.
With both teams facing off against each other after a long lay-off this Asia Cup 2016 affair between India vs Pakistan it will be nothing else than a war for cricketing supremacy.
Shoaib Akhtar feels lack of cricket between India and Pakistan, might lead people to forget how intense the rivalries have been in cricket.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed MS Dhoni and thinks he can go on to play for a few more years in ODI scheme of things.
Arun Lal feels that the resumption of cricketing ties between India-Pakistan will help both countries come closer to each other.
Former BCCI President N Srinivasan had written a letter to Pakistan Cricket Board which committed India to play Pakistan.
Interim Committee's secretary Prakash Schaffter says that SLC will host India-Pakistan series only based goodwill.
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Nawaz Sharif will attend the swearing in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.