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\nLegendary Pakistani batter Zaheer Abbas has stressed the importance of resuming bilateral cricket ties between Pakistan and India. While speaking at a private event, Zaheer expressed his excitement about the Asian team performing well on the international stage, highlighting the necessity of playing each other in their home countries.
\n\u201cI get great joy from the success of Asian countries. It\u2019s important for us to unite and work together.\u201d Abbas remarked at an event hosted by his friend VK Tripathi, a retired IRS officer and Urdu poet, at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.
\n\u201cIndia and Pakistan should face off against each other,\u201d he stated.
\nAbbas expressed his thoughts on the matter, suggesting that neutral countries should engage in positive dialogue and that teams should play matches in each other\u2019s countries.
\n\u201cWhy neutral countries, talk positive, we should play each other in each other\u2019s country. World Cup, Indians came in large numbers to Pakistan.\u201d
\n\u201cIt is possible again. Matches should happen again, with each nation visit each other. I do not understand why it is not happening. Both countries are neighbours, both love cricket. In my opinion, they should be playing,\u201d said Abbas.
\nZaheer Abbas was accompanied by his wife Sameena, who hails from Kanpur.
\nThe evening also saw Karsan Ghavri, the former Indian all-rounder, and Kenia Jayantilal, the former Test opener, coming together to meet their former teammate.
\nGhavri was part of the historic 1978 tour of Pakistan, which is well-remembered for Abbas\u2019s outstanding performance and ability to dominate spin bowling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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