Victory against India in T20 World Cup, cancellation of New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan, PSL and then Australia’s tour of the country after years. Such has been the tenure of Rameez Raja as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Imran Khan had given him this responsibility six months ago. Now he is going to propose to organize T20 tournaments of every four countries during the ICC board meeting this week. These four countries are Pakistan, India, Australia and England. The BCCI is not supporting it, so his job has become very difficult, but he is not worried about it. During a conversation with Indian Sandeep Dwivedi, he spoke on other issues including the cricket series between India and Pakistan.
What did Rameez say on the question of India-Pakistan series? As cricket chairman, I don’t always talk about India and Pakistan. As a cricketer, I would say that politics can be kept aside. Why shouldn’t fans enjoy the India-Pakistan match? Everyone must see why this is still the best match in the world?
During this, Rameez said on the idea of a four-nation series that India-Pakistan has come out of the exciting match. We have to get it done somehow. If it doesn’t happen now, when will it happen? There are three former cricketers representing the board ((Sourav Ganguly – India, Raja – Pakistan and Martin Snedden – New Zealand)).
What Rameez said on BCCI’s stand on Indo-Pak series- But on India-Pakistan cricket, the BCCI says that their hands are tied. The government will decide on this. Regarding this, Rameez said, “I hope BCCI takes this concept back to the political circles and talks about cricket. as simple as that. Let’s not forget that I too have the same pressure. Not that the situation is much different. I am only taking this liberty to promote a concept for the game on my own without any government interference. If I do that, I don’t know if action can be taken against me. The point is, I want to take it all the way forward. As a cricketer, I believe it should be so.”
Does your government have no problem with Pakistan playing India or India’s tour of Pakistan or both at neutral venues? Obviously, we will take guidance on that. We will say anything when the time comes. Anything to say now will be just speculation.
What was said on the victory against India in T20 World Cup? I was afraid that Pakistan would beat India in the (T20) World Cup. It had a great impact on the fans. We saw good things happen after that moment. Fans started trusting Pakistan Cricket. It was kind of a turning point.