India struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday in response to the April 22 killing of 26 tourists in the Himalayan region. 

Two-way cricket between the nuclear-armed neighbours remains suspended since 2013 and they play each other only in multi-team tournaments, mostly in neutral venues. 

"My personal answer to this is absolutely no," Gambhir said on Tuesday, hours before India launched the airstrikes, when asked for his view on India, Pakistan cricket. 

"Till all this doesn't stop, there should not be anything between India and Pakistan." 

Any match between the arch-rivals remains a cricketing blockbuster and is declared sold out within hours after tickets go on sale. 

India have dominated that rivalry in recent years but emotions still run high on either side of the border whenever the cricket-mad neighbours clash. 

Pakistan's men's team toured India for the 50 overs World Cup in 2023 but their neighbours have not reciprocated. 

India refused to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy earlier this year and played all their matches in Dubai instead. 

Gambhir said he would follow whatever the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India or the government decide on bilateral cricket with Pakistan. 

"Ultimately, this is the government's decision whether we play them or not," Gambhir said. 

"This is not up to me, it's not in my jurisdiction. This is for BCCI and, more importantly, the government to decide whether we should play them or not.  

"Whatever decision they make, we should be absolutely fine with it and not politicise it." 

In April India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra withdrew his invitation to Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem to compete in a May 24 event in the southern city of Bengaluru following the Kashmir attack. 

--Reuters--