England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) offered Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to be the hosts if India and Pakistan plan to play a bilateral Test series.

It was reported by the Daily Telegraph that the offer was made by ECB's deputy chairman Martin Darlow during his recent visit to Pakistan as England are playing seven T20I series currently.

Meanwhile, BCCI has now responded to the offer and said the chances of that happening in the near future is "next to none"

"Firstly, ECB spoke to PCB about an Indo-Pak series and that's a bit weird. In any case, a series against Pakistan is not something that the BCCI will decide but it is the decision of the government. As of now, the stance remains the same. We only play Pakistan at multi-team events," a senior BCCI official privy to India's position told Press Trust of India,

India and Pakistan last played a short bilateral white-ball series back in 2012 in India and the last Test series dates back to 2007.

With the tense political relations between the neighbors, it is a big 'No' from BCCI irrespective of whether it is played at home, away or a neutral venue. The two countries play each other regularly in ICC and Asian events.

Meanwhile, the publication had also reported that PCB are not keen on playing India at the moment at a neutral venue but are grateful for the ECB's offer, which shows the growing relationship between the two boards.

It must be noted that Pakistan players are also barred from playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

No Pakistan players are playing in the South Africa T20 league in February, where all the teams have India owners, raising questions about the influence of private investment in national leagues.