Wish you were here! Shahid Afridi reaches out to Indian players

Shahid Afridi wants to see Indian players play in Pakistan as part of the World XI team visiting the country in September. Pakistan will be taking on a World XI team for three T20 matches in Lahore. 

The matches are a part of an ongoing initiative to bring cricket back to Pakistan. Afridi took to Twitter to welcome the move and reach out to Indian players.

Afridi posted, "Really pleased that PCB- ICC have joined hands to bring cricket back home to Pak. Would 've been great to see some Indian players too."

Really pleased that PCB- ICC have joined hands to bring cricket back home to Pak. Would 've been great to see some Indian players too

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) August 25, 2017

India play Pakistan only during ICC tournaments. Their last international match was in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final in June.

This is the world squad that will be travelling to Pakistan for the T20 contests:

Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Samuel Badree, Darren Sammy, George Bailey, Tim Paine, Grant Elliott, Thisara Perera, Paul Collingwood, Ben Cutting, Tamim Iqbal.