BCCI has dismissed PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s idea of conducting a bilateral Test series between India and Pakistan at a neutral venue.

The last time two nations clashed in bilateral series was in 2012 when Pakistan toured India for two T20Is and three ODIs. On the other hand, they haven’t played Test cricket with each other since 2007.

Recently, Sethi said he’s open to a bilateral Test series involving India and Pakistan in Australia, England or even South Africa.

“Yes, I think bilateral Test matches can be played in Australia, England, South Africa," Sethi told Sydney Morning Herald in an interview. “But I think the best bet would be England, and following that Australia. If you can get a house full in any of the Australian stadiums, fine, that would be great."

However, news agency ANI on Wednesday (May 17) quoted a BCCI source as denying such plans.

“No plans for such kind of series to happen in the future or upcoming days. We aren’t ready for any kind of bilateral series with Pakistan," the source was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, Najam Sethi has stated that if his country loses the right to host the Asia Cup 2023 at home, Pakistan may boycott the forthcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023, due to be played in India.

India opted not to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup in September due to security concerns. As a result, PCB proposed a ‘hybrid model’ to host the tournament. In such a model, India would have played their matches in UAE.

However, the ACC has reportedly decided to move the Asia Cup 2023 out of Pakistan. The call was made after PCB's proposal to stage the event on a 'hybrid model' was rejected by the member nations.

"They want all the matches in a neutral venue. BCCI should take a good, rational decision so that we don't have any problems going forward. India should not be looking at a situation where we end up boycotting the Asia Cup and also the World Cup, and then India ends up boycotting the Champions Trophy. That will be a huge mess,” Sethi told Reuters earlier this week.