Delhi: Team India captain Rohit Sharma has supported the bilateral series between India and Pakistan. He has said that it will be a great competition and will be “fantastic” for Test cricket.

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On the podcast “Club Prairie Fire”, former England captain Michael Vaughan asked Rohit, “Don’t you think it would be great for Test cricket for India to play Pakistan regularly?” To this the 36 year old hitman replied, “I have full confidence. They are a good team. He has a great bowling line-up. I think it will be a good competition, especially if you play in foreign conditions. that would be awesome.”

He further said, “I understand that the last Test match between India and Pakistan was played in 2006 or 2008 (2007), where Wasim Jaffer scored a double century in Kolkata.”

For your information, let us tell you that the last time India and Pakistan played a Test match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was in 2007. Team India had won the three-match series 1-0.

Vaughan asked Rohit, “Would he like to see a regular series with Pakistan?” The Indian captain said, “I would love to. We want to remain in the competition. I think it will be a great match between both the sides. We play against them in ICC tournaments anyway, so it doesn't matter. I am only interested in pure cricket. I am not watching anything else. The battle between bat and ball. It would be a great competition, so why not.”

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India vs Pakistan in T20 World Cup

This year, the high voltage match between India and Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 to be played in West Indies and America in June will be played in New York on June 9.

If we look at the T20I record between the two teams, India has won six times in seven matches, while Pakistan has won only one match.

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