Cricket incomplete without Pak-India games: Miandad

ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP):Batting legend Javed Miandad wants the revival of Pakistan-India cricketing ties saying the neighbors should sort out ways in making the bilateral series happen, as the world of cricket is incomplete without the Indo-Pak games. “A full-fledged Pak-India bilateral series was needed to improve relations between both the countries as the series will also help both the countries financially,” Miandad told APP on Monday. Miandad, who represented Pakistan in Tests and ODIs between 1975 and 1996, was of the view that “The world wants to see Pak-India playing cricket and the bilateral series.” The former skipper said he also wanted that all Asian cricket playing countries Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka should play cricket series on regular basis. “We share a common culture and many heritage values. If the (Asian countries) could unite for a common cause of cricket, then it would benefit all,” he said. Miandad, who had scored 8832 runs in 124 Tests, also urged Bangladesh to play the scheduled two-match Test series against Pakistan saying Pakistan helped Bangladesh in the days when it was struggling to come into the game of cricket. “Bangladesh is a brotherly nation to us and both the … Continue reading Cricket incomplete without Pak-India games: Miandad