After the success of their T20 World Cup clash at the MCG, discussions are reportedly underway for India and Pakistan to face off again in Australia.
While there’s still hope for both teams to meet in the Final of the ongoing tournament, India and Pakistan fans could be set for a Test match somewhere down under if talks continue to progress according to former Australian all-rounder Simon O’Donnell.
It is hoped that Australia could play host to cricket’s fiercest rivalry which has been restricted to only major tournaments in the last decade due to ongoing tensions between the countries.
O’Donnell says there’s also been talk of a potential triangular One-Day International series taking place between India, Pakistan and Australia if the hopes of a Test match fall through.
“That (their T20 World Cup clash) was extraordinary,” O’Donnell said on SEN Breakfast.
“That game itself is the one that’s held the tournament up so far, people keep referring back to it.
“There was 90,000 at a neutral venue, there was extraordinary emotion, the scenes of the game, the tightness of the game, the pressure.
“It was magnificent sort of stuff, to the level that I can say there will be discussions being had, or there are discussions being had to play a Test match here.
“There’s also the possibility of a triangular One-Day series between India, Pakistan and Australia or a Test match between India and Pakistan.
“My word there are (conversations happening), in the wake of this (T20 World Cup clash).
“There are already discussions taking place.”
O’Donnell believes cricket’s governing bodies must not let the huge success of last week’s match “dissipate and fade” as hopes of further games between the countries build.
“You can’t let that just dissipate and fade,” O’Donnell said.
“You need to envelop and embrace it, I can tell you discussions are underway.”
The rivals last played in a Test series in 2007 with India winning the three-game series 1-0 on home soil.