Salaam Cricket 2021: Difficult to organise Indo-Pak matches in India due to ticket demand, says Sourav Ganguly

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said organising India vs Pakistan matches becomes very difficult in India due to the massive demand for tickets which is why he found it comparatively easier to take the game to the United Arab Emirates to kick-start the T20 World Cup.

All eyes of the cricketing fraternity will be on India and Pakistan when they lock horns in the T20 World Cup’s fourth match of the Super 12 on Sunday in Dubai.

This will be the first time Kohli will lead the Indian team in a T20 World Cup in search for his maiden ICC title. It will also be the last time Kohli will captain the Men in Blue in the shortest format.

“It is not the first time that we are starting a World Cup with an India-Pakistan match. In 2015 we started with a match against Pakistan. Maybe not in 2019, the Champions Trophy started with a match against Pakistan and then there was the the final,” Ganguly told said on Salaam Cricket 2021.