Indian captain Rohit Sharma is interested in playing a Test series against arch-rivals Pakistan.
India and Pakistan last featured in a Test series back in 2007, when the Anil Kumble-led side won the three-match series 1-0.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan, while speaking on the podcast Club Prairie Fire, had asked Rohit: “Don’t you think India playing Pakistan regularly will be fantastic for Test cricket?”
“I totally believe that! They are a good team,” Rohit replied.
“They have got superb bowling line-up. I think it would be a good contest, especially if you play in the overseas condition. That would be awesome.
“Last test match played between India and Pakistan was way back I think in 2006 or 2008 [2007], where Wasim Jaffar got a double hundred in Kolkata.”
Vaughan then asked Rohit: “Would he like to see a regular series with Pakistan?”
“I would love to. At the end of the day, we want to be in contest,” Rohit replied.
“I think it will be a great contest between the two sides. We anyway play them in the ICC tournaments. So, it doesn’t even matter. I am only interested in pure cricket. I am not looking at anything else.
“It’s just pure cricket. A battle between bat and ball. It will be a great contest so why not.”
Pakistan and India will play the most-anticipated match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on June 9 at Eisenhower Park in New York.
India have won six times in seven attempts in T20 World Cup matches, which includes victory in the final in 2007 and most recently in Melbourne in 2022.
- Rohit Sharma