India captain Rohit Sharma supported the idea of playing a bilateral Test series against arch-rivals Pakistan. However, the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most thrilling as well as historic rivalries in world cricket.

On the podcast “Club Prairie Fire,” former England captain Michael Vaughan asked Rohit Sharma: “Don’t you think India playing Pakistan regularly will be fantastic for Test cricket?” To which Rohit replied: “I totally believe that! They are a good team. 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.”

India and Pakistan will meet again in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

However, India and Pakistan last played a bilateral Test series in 2007 when Pakistan came to India and lost 1-0 as well. The two teams have not played bilateral cricket since 2012-13 and they only play in multi-nation tournaments, including the ICC World Cups and Asia Cup tournaments as well. And, Rohit added that regardless of the platform, whether in ICC tournaments or bilateral series a fierce battle between bat and ball is important.

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Rohit Sharma again said: “I would love to. At the end of the day, we want to be in the contest. 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. It’s pure cricket that I am looking at. I am not interested in anything else. It’s just pure cricket. A battle between bat and ball. It will be a great contest so why not.”

However, India and Pakistan will meet again in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in New York on June 9. The encounter will be thrilling as Team India have a great record against Pakistan in T20 World Cup matches, including memorable victories in 2007 and most recently in 2022 in Melbourne as well.