'Until All That Stops...' - Sunil Gavaskar QUASHES Rumours of Resumption of India-Pakistan Bilateral Ties Amid CT 2025 Exit

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: The Pakistan cricket team faced an embarrassing exit from the marquee ICC event after failing to win even one match. Pakistan lost their games against New Zealand and India after which their final group-stage game against Bangladesh was called off due to rain. While Pakistan still comes to terms with the shock exit, there are whispers of resumption of India-Pakistan bilateral ties doing the rounds. Amid these whispers, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has given his opinion on it. 

Quashing the rumours, Gavaskar said such talks can only happen once there is peace at the borders. Speaking on the Pakistan's Cricket show ‘Dressing Room’, Gavaskar stated that political tensions and security concerns remain the biggest obstacles at the moment. 

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‘Let’s at least start with talking’

"Frankly, by having peace at the borders. It’s very simple. If there’s peace at the borders, then I think both governments will certainly say, 'Look, okay, we’ve had no incidents, nothing at all. So let’s at least start with talking,’" Gavaskar said. 

"I’m pretty certain there will be some back-channel connection going on. But you want to see what’s happening both on the ground and off the ground because of the fact that there are incursions we hear about. That’s the reason why the Indian government is saying, 'Look, maybe until all that stops, we should not even look at having or talking about anything,’" he added. 

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PAKISTAN AT CT 2025

Following the debacle, heads are bound to roll. It would be interesting to see what happens in the next few days. There are whispers that the coach and the captain may be sacked. 

As hosts, Pakistan cricket team have truly disappointed their fans. They were the first team to get eliminated from the semi-final race. The Men in Green failed to win even one game in the marquee ICC event.