Recently, rumors of a potential Afro-Asia Cup have circulated, and it may involve cricketers from Pakistan and India playing together in the same team. The event was held twice in 2005 and 2007, the second time adding a T20I to the inaugural edition's three ODIs.

The reintroduction of the Cup could receive final approval at an ACC meeting next month, Jay Shah, president of the ACC (Asian Cricket Council) and secretary of the BCCI told Reuters.

"We have gone through some proposals on this subject," he said.

"It is a premium tournament which will not only generate revenue but also help develop cricket in Africa. We are currently working on the legal aspects."

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Salman Butt, the former captain of Pakistan, has opposed the participation of cricket players from the two nations in the competition. Butt argued that since the two countries do not face each another in bilateral matches, Pakistan should "say no" to competing in the Afro-Asia Cup.

“If it happens, will they play together? Will the policy-makers have no objection to it?” Butt said on his official YouTube channel.

"You (India) don't want to play matches against us except for the ICC events. Just because Afro-Asia cup would be a commercial exercise, will they (the cricketers) play together? Why would they (India) object to it? Pakistan should say no instead if that's the case.

“If you want to play, play it properly, or don't play at all,” he added..

Mahela Jayawardene, the former captain of Sri Lanka, led the Asia XI that also included cricketers from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup, defeating an African team made up of players from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya 3-0.

(Reuters and HT Inputs)