According to local media reports Zaheer Abbas said, since the matter is a bilateral one between two boards the ICC can only talk to them but not compel them to play against each other bilaterally.

Abbas added, Pakistani cricket team is no ordinary team and is considered to be one of the best outfits in international cricket. He said that if it improves its performance then everybody will come towards it. The matter was out of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ´s hands.

But the cancellation of high-level talks between the two countries’ and raise the issue of India not agreeing on a bilateral series in the UAE.

Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas, who was Pakistan's nominee for the honorary President's post, Abbas was at his best as a batsman when India toured Pakistan in 1978, the first series between the two countries after a 17-year hiatus due to political tensions, scoring 583 runs in three Tests. Pakistan and India also stopped playing cricket matches against each other between 1989 and 1999.