Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday made it clear that it has no proposal to play a T20 series against India abroad and its focus is on conducting the Champions Trophy smoothly. There are talks that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is in talks with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials on the possibility of a T20 series at a foreign venue in England or Australia.

A reliable source said, “No such proposal is under consideration as the biggest challenge for us right now is to organise the Champions Trophy in a proper manner and our international schedule is also very busy.” The source said that the two main objectives of the PCB at the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Colombo were to get the budget for the Champions Trophy approved and then to get assurance from the ICC and BCCI that India will send its team to Pakistan to play in the tournament.

The source said, “This is our main agenda at the moment. So there is no question of considering any bilateral series with India.” India has suspended bilateral series with Pakistan since 2012. Pakistan then visited India for a brief limited-overs series. The two countries have also not played any Test series since Pakistan's tour of India in 2007. Even India's participation in the Champions Trophy remains uncertain as there is speculation that Team India wants to play its matches outside Pakistan.