Former India player and batting great Sunil Gavaskar jokingly said that there are more chances of snowfall in Lahore than there is of an India-Pakistan bilateral series takes place in the near future. Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar had shared the idea of holding a match between the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan so as to raise funds to fight against the global pandemic novel coronavirus outbreak that has brought the world to a standstill.

"There are more chances of snowfall in Lahore than bilateral series between India and Pakistan," said Sunil Gavaskar in a Youtube chat with former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja. "Both teams will keep on meeting in World Cups and ICC tournaments, but a series between them seems unlikely right now."

Earlier, Shoaib Akhtar's suggestion got the support from his former teammate and one of the best all-rounders of his time, Shahid Afridi. But India's 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev said that the match doesn't need to take place because India doesn't need funds to combat the global pandemic.

"The entire world is fighting against coronavirus and we need unity in our region to defeat this common enemy. Such negative comments don't help at all. I don't see anything wrong with Shoaib Akhtar's suggestion for Pakistan and India to play cricket. Kapil's reaction has surprised me. I expected better from him and feel one should not talk like this in these crisis times. Sport is supposed to bring people together and build bridges. It is pretty disappointing," Afridi had said.

On the other hand, India’s most awaited cash-rich league – Indian Premier League has been postponed for an indefinite period of time. Earlier it was about to start from March 29 but later it was postponed to April 15 because of the lockdown and now due to the extension of the lockdown until May 3, the league has been postponed for the time being.

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