Lahore: India captain Virat Kohli was invited to play in Pakistan by a supporter during the team’s home T20I match against Sri Lanka, sending social media into a tizzy.
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Due to political tensions, arch-rivals India and Pakistan don’t engage in bilateral series and only meet in ICC events, the last being in the 2019 World Cup.
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Kohli, one of the best batsmen in the world and a hugely popular figure in the sport, is yet to play in Pakistan.
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The fan at the Gadaffi Stadium held a placard reading “Virat Kohli we want to see you playing in Pakistan”, during the third and final T20I which the hosts lost on Wednesday.
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Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam is also a huge admirer of Kohli and has said that in public on many occasions.
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The two Asian giants haven’t played a bilateral series since 2012/13, when Pakistan had travelled to India for an ODI and T20I series.
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India are currently playing South Africa in three Tests at home, the second of which is underway in Pune.
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Pakistan, meanwhile, lost to second-string Sri Lanka by 13 runs in the third and final T20 international as the visitors completed a 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20I side in the world.
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