Tendulkar and Ganguly urged to step in regarding BCCI's Champions Trophy uncertainty: 'Let's keep politics out of cricket'

The final bilateral series between India and Pakistan took place in December 2012 to January 2013 in India. Since then, the two nations have only met in ICC tournaments and the Asia Cup, with tensions often running high during these intense clashes on the cricket field.

The recent appointment of Jay Shah as ICC chairman also makes Pakistan's case lightly weaker to host the entire tournament at their own den.

However, Moin has urged Indian cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev, and others to intervene and advise the BCCI to keep politics out of the game.

"Former India cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, etc., should tell their cricket board to keep politics away from cricket. Cricket should not be obstructed by political issues. The fans would love to see India and Pakistan play. It will not only benefit Pakistan, but overall cricket will be benefited," Moin told Cricket Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the PCB has already submitted its draft schedule to ICC, keeping India games in mind. In the draft schedule, India are scheduled to play all their matches in Lahore, including a possible semi-final and final. The India vs Pakistan marquee match has been scheduled for March 1.

Moin further stated that if India doesn't honour their commitments then Pakistan should also start taking such decisions in the future for the tournament which are scheduled to be played in India.

He added, "India ought to honour their commitments with the ICC. And if they do not come, then Pakistan should reconsider their decision to participate in any future events slated to be held in India."