Reports from the Pakistani Jang newspaper suggests that India would face Pakistan in a short bilateral T20I series this year while there have been no reports from the Indian contingent. This series would be the first since the 2012-13 series when Bhuvneshwar Kumar made his debut.

Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali, Man of the Tournament in CT 2017, recalled the 2017 Champions Trophy final and stated that it still gives him goosebumps as a low-ranked side beat a top side like India. He added that to do so with a young team was an unbelievable achievement on Pakistan's part.

Misbah-Ul-Haq, sharing heavy praise for MS Dhoni, has stated that the former Indian skipper changed the whole culture of Indian cricket and made the Blues a force to be reckoned with. The former Pakistan skipper also added that Dhoni, despite looking cool from outside, was a very aggressive leader.

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan revealed an incident involving himself and Kohli, where the now-Indian skipper allegedly expressed his disbelief in the left-armer being able to clock 150 kph. Irfan said that Kohli, due to feedback from coaching staff, had initially thought of him as a ‘medium pacer’.