Dharamsala is Right Place to Host India-Pakistan Tie: Anurag Thakur
India will face Pakistan in the high-octane 2016 World Twenty20 match in Dharamsala on March 19.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur feels Dharamsala will provide the ideal atmosphere for the high-octane India-Pakistan match of the ICC World Twenty20 championship. (ICC World Twenty20 Cricket: India to Clash vs Pakistan in Dharamsala on March 19)
"Looking at the heat generated while the discussion was on whether the series will be held between India and Pakistan, it needed a cooler weather and Dharamsala gives the right atmosphere," said Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's president Thakur. (Ajinkya Rahane Feels it Will be a Challenge For India to Play World Twenty20 at Home)
"Thodi si thandi jagah honi chahiye jaha pe itna garam match ho (There should be some cold place where such a 'hot' match will take place)," quipped the BJP Member of Parliament about the much-anticipated clash, which is slated on March 19.
While India won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007, Pakistan followed suit to win it next two years later. (India Can Win Twenty20 World Cup: Krishnamachari Srikkanth)
The two arch-foes have not clashed with each other in a bilateral series since 2012-13 when Pakistan visited India to play a few ODI and T20 Internationals.
The two nations, however, met on the cricket field last year in the ICC World Cup league game at Adelaide, Australia.
Chances of a renewal of the much-awaited bilateral series between the two neighbours this month in a neutral venue -- Sri Lanka -- is still hanging in the balance.