Newly elected chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi gestures during a press conference in Lahore on August 9, 2017. Sethi vowed Wednesday to bring international competition back to the terror-hit country after years of isolation. Pic/AFP

The newly elected Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] chairman Najam Sethi yesterday said he was optimistic about the resumption of bilateral cricketing ties with India once the relations between the two countries improve.