PCB confident of Pakistan hosting World XI for three T20 matches in September

[Suleiman]

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are confident of finalising an agreement this week with the ICC to have a World XI team playing three T20 matches in Lahore in September.

With the ICC meetings being held this week in London after the Champions Trophy, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan is hoping to ink an agreement with the apex body's special task force on Pakistan cricket for the World XI tour.

"Some issues have to be worked out but Shaharyar Khan has had discussions on them with Giles Clarke, who heads the ICC special task force and who is talking to other cricket boards to send players for the World XI tour," a PCB official told PTI.

He said that financial aspect of the tour and the players involved were the main issues that were yet to be sorted out.

"The PCB does not want a situation where it loses lot of money on the World XI series. But at the same time, with the team having won the Champions Trophy, Shaharyar knows this is the best time to start the process of involving the ICC and member boards in reviving international cricket in Pakistan," the source said.

The PCB chief had, a few months back, virtually ruled out the World XI visit saying it would cause Pakistan heavy losses and the board was not in a position to bear such losses.

Pakistan's head coach Mickey Arthur also said after the final at the Oval that he would like to see the World XI touring Pakistan this year.

Pakistan has not hosted a Test nation since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.


Published Date: Jun 19, 2017

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/pcb...r-three-t20-matches-in-september-3714713.html

 

[Macho Mann]

if PCB hosts these three matches, i would recommend one match should be hosted at karachi, one at peshawar and one at quetta since lahore already got the PSL final

if PCB wants to prove that it is the board for the whole country

the current PCB board mind set is too punjab centric and has remained for many years since musharraf's departure

cricket and sports winnings is one thing which can eliminate terrorism and bring peace in pakistan

 

[Khwaja]

Hopefully we can get #1 ranking in t20 after winning these matches... INSHALLAH

 

[Suleiman]

Hopefully we can get #1 ranking in t20 after winning these matches... INSHALLAH

lmao, they're world xi matches bro, they are exhibition matches - non serious.

 

[Khwaja]

lmao, they're world xi matches bro, they are exhibition matches - non serious.

we need a 5-0 t20 series against NZ...

 

[MightyObnoxious]

if PCB hosts these three matches, i would recommend one match should be hosted at karachi, one at peshawar and one at quetta since lahore already got the PSL final

if PCB wants to prove that it is the board for the whole country

the current PCB board mind set is too punjab centric and has remained for many years since musharraf's departure

cricket and sports winnings is one thing which can eliminate terrorism and bring peace in pakistan

It's not about being Punjab centric, its about having security infrastructure in place. The amount of money Punjab governemnt has spend on Lahore is far more than all three combined.

 

[Macho Mann]

It's not about being Punjab centric, its about having security infrastructure in place. The amount of money Punjab governemnt has spend on Lahore is far more than all three combined.

sorry dont agree

its pakistani team, and PCB, both come under federal government so security must be the federal issue its another thing if province wants to spend extra because for example there were two bomb blasts in lahore before the PSL final to appease the teams to come to lahore

the security should be provided by the federation on any turf the team plays and it should not be restricted to one perticular region.

if we take an example, indian cricket board holds matches all over the country and doesnt restrict it to dehli or mumbai, similarly wales got to host the semi final despite the fact its an england team but the board is england and wales.

 

[MightyObnoxious]

sorry dont agree

its pakistani team, and PCB, both come under federal government so security must be the federal issue its another thing if province wants to spend extra because for example there were two bomb blasts in lahore before the PSL final to appease the teams to come to lahore

the security should be provided by the federation on any turf the team plays and it should not be restricted to one perticular region.

if we take an example, indian cricket board holds matches all over the country and doesnt restrict it to dehli or mumbai, similarly wales got to host the semi final despite the fact its an england team but the board is england and wales.

Have you read the article? Also, policing is provincial issues. Federal Government can't give 1000s of police officers.

 

[Macho Mann]

Have you read the article? Also, policing is provincial issues. Federal Government can't give 1000s of police officers.

no, i didnt bother to read the article im just making pure logic here

every region deserves to get the game, restricting it to one particular region will be very criminal to say the least not only that but cricket will slowly die due to lack of interest, policing is provincil matter agree, and im sure no province would refuse to provide security to the visiting teams

have not seen a game in national stadium arbab niaz stadium and bugti stadium since a long, time, pakistan suffered because of it and cricket suffered, its time PCB changes its regional policies and brings international cricket all over the country

would also love to see international cricket in chitral, gilgit baltistan, ziarat, kashmir and other scenic places just like dharmashala

with CT17 winning i would hope PCB would change itself now

 

[Abid Z]

if PCB hosts these three matches, i would recommend one match should be hosted at karachi, one at peshawar and one at quetta since lahore already got the PSL final

if PCB wants to prove that it is the board for the whole country

the current PCB board mind set is too punjab centric and has remained for many years since musharraf's departure

cricket and sports winnings is one thing which can eliminate terrorism and bring peace in pakistan

You must be out of your mind if you think Peshawar or Quetta can be deemed safe enough for an international cricket match and protected thus. Lahore may just about be 50/50 with all that heavy policing and facilities such as fly in fly out and extra perimeters but any other part of the country is a straight forward no.

Now don't get me wrong on the point that Pakistan is safe or not safe. There is a perception out there that it's very unsafe and any incident however small is magnified when an international issue is under the gaze. Why take such risks?
By all accounts there is steady progress in Pakistan on many fronts. Just get to a stage when it's impossible to not have cricket.

 

[Macho Mann]

You must be out of your mind if you think Peshawar or Quetta can be deemed safe enough for an international cricket match and protected thus. Lahore may just about be 50/50 with all that heavy policing and facilities such as fly in fly out and extra perimeters but any other part of the country is a straight forward no.

Now don't get me wrong on the point that Pakistan is safe or not safe. There is a perception out there that it's very unsafe and any incident however small is magnified when an international issue is under the gaze. Why take such risks?
By all accounts there is steady progress in Pakistan on many fronts. Just get to a stage when it's impossible to not have cricket.

you must be out of your mind hosting PSL in lahore when there were already 2 bomb blasts in Lahore, but still PSL final was hosted there

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

you must be out of your mind hosting PSL in lahore when there were already 2 bomb blasts in Lahore, but still PSL final was hosted there

Peshawar and quetta are not safe at all. No team will play there for another 30 years. Blame yourselves for doing that.

Lahore Karachi and Islamabad when its built are the venues we need to promote.

 

[Macho Mann]

Peshawar and quetta are not safe at all. No team will play there for another 30 years. Blame yourselves for doing that.

Lahore Karachi and Islamabad when its built are the venues we need to promote.

lets agree to disagree

not playing in quetta and peshawar for 30 years would be the fatal mistake by PCB

 

[Abid Z]

you must be out of your mind hosting PSL in lahore when there were already 2 bomb blasts in Lahore, but still PSL final was hosted there

are you writing for the sake of writing?? you've just contradicted your point about bringing cricket to pakistan. What you seem to be saying is..lahore is unsafe (which it is and no cricket should be played there) so lets go to another 2 cities which are even more unsafe and have any number of terrorist attacks in any given 12-24 month period.

Do you think before you shoot your mouth off?? do you not realise that it is exactly this problem in the srilankan bus attack when a degree of arm bending and good will brought the lankans to a very dangerous part of the world at a very turbulent time and because of this mistake now international cricket is banished for the foreseeable future.

There were a number of bomb attacks for many years in pakistan..just to mention the karachi bomb attack in 2002 which caused the kiwis to head back and cancel the tour.

There was something i remember in 2004 about chinese scientists in gawadar..and hence forth..the history of pakistan from the year 2000 at least is littered with examples of when bombs have been going off leading to virtually no tours between 2007-2009. The Sri lankan tour was a good will gesture to show Pakistan was safe even when already most major nations had shunned it.

So please..just understand there isn't going to be any major sporting event in any city except those that can be best protected and even then its a massive risk that can set the country back decades. why take the risk?

 

[Mamoon]

if PCB hosts these three matches, i would recommend one match should be hosted at karachi, one at peshawar and one at quetta since lahore already got the PSL final

if PCB wants to prove that it is the board for the whole country

the current PCB board mind set is too punjab centric and has remained for many years since musharraf's departure

cricket and sports winnings is one thing which can eliminate terrorism and bring peace in pakistan

Be thankful that something is happening in the country. This is not the right time to play the regional victim card. If the government feels confident in hosting the matches in Lahore, so be it. It is part of Pakistan after all.

 

[Pakpak]

lets agree to disagree

not playing in quetta and peshawar for 30 years would be the fatal mistake by PCB

I agree and disagree with you at the same time.

You're absolutely correct at everything being monopolised in Punjab (I say this as Punjabi) especially Lahore. Faisalabad, Multan, Karachi, Quetta have had no or little terror attacks. Yet there is no mention of them getting any games. Which you're correct on. However this is where I disagree with you as well, the reason why its in Lahore is because the entire security apparatus in Lahore has had about £200 million invested in it since 2006 till present (including massive help from London Mteropolitan police). This much investment has enabled it to have tens thousands of CCTV cameras, mobile command bunkers, mobile/centralised security centers for monitoring, on match day all these facilities mean it will be very easy for the security to keep track of what is going on. None of these facilities are available in any other city.

You will however be correct in pointing out that despite the above Lahore has still seen terror attacks.

While I make no excuses for everything being Punjab centric, PCB is in a rock and hard place. Arrange a match elsewhere and if anything happens everyone will say well why did you arrange it there? At the same there are other cities with NO attacks despite having 1/10th security facilities available to Lahore.

 

[Macho Mann]

You will however be correct in pointing out that despite the above Lahore has still seen terror attacks.

While I make no excuses for everything being Punjab centric, PCB is in a rock and hard place. Arrange a match elsewhere and if anything happens everyone will say well why did you arrange it there? At the same there are other cities with NO attacks despite having 1/10th security facilities available to Lahore.

it is nothing but amusing that Lahore is as much suseptable to terror attacks if not more than other cities but its Lahore which is considered more secure and more safe, despite the fact that it was not peshawar or qetta where srilankan team was attacked

principally it should have been Lahore which should be a no go area for foreign teams compared to the rest of the country, but we see Lahore being the only place hosting international matches

clearly it is only 'regionalism' of PCB mindset and nothing else

i have talked about PCB being an extremely corrupt board compared to BCCI but it is also a fact that PCB has become a regional board compared to BCCI which hosts matches all over the country, and if PCB continues its regional policy, i suspect that expect Punjab region rest of Pakistan would soon lose interest in cricket and im witnessing that in Karachi, people have every much lost interest in cricket here.

 

[Macho Mann]

are you writing for the sake of writing?? you've just contradicted your point about bringing cricket to pakistan. What you seem to be saying is..lahore is unsafe (which it is and no cricket should be played there) so lets go to another 2 cities which are even more unsafe and have any number of terrorist attacks in any given 12-24 month period.

Do you think before you shoot your mouth off?? do you not realise that it is exactly this problem in the srilankan bus attack when a degree of arm bending and good will brought the lankans to a very dangerous part of the world at a very turbulent time and because of this mistake now international cricket is banished for the foreseeable future.

There were a number of bomb attacks for many years in pakistan..just to mention the karachi bomb attack in 2002 which caused the kiwis to head back and cancel the tour.

There was something i remember in 2004 about chinese scientists in gawadar..and hence forth..the history of pakistan from the year 2000 at least is littered with examples of when bombs have been going off leading to virtually no tours between 2007-2009. The Sri lankan tour was a good will gesture to show Pakistan was safe even when already most major nations had shunned it.

So please..just understand there isn't going to be any major sporting event in any city except those that can be best protected and even then its a massive risk that can set the country back decades. why take the risk?

Lahore is as unsafe if not more compared to the rest of the country, and no im not contradicting my post

if Lahore is considered by PCB suitable to host international matches than i fail to understand why rest of the cities are unfit?

make security arrangements in peshawar and quetta as you are doing in Lahore, its not saving Lahore from twin terror blasts or is it?

 

[Pakpak]

it is nothing but amusing that Lahore is as much suseptable to terror attacks if not more than other cities but its Lahore which is considered more secure and more safe, despite the fact that it was not peshawar or qetta where srilankan team was attacked

principally it should have been Lahore which should be a no go area for foreign teams compared to the rest of the country, but we see Lahore being the only place hosting international matches

clearly it is only 'regionalism' of PCB mindset and nothing else

i have talked about PCB being an extremely corrupt board compared to BCCI but it is also a fact that PCB has become a regional board compared to BCCI which hosts matches all over the country, and if PCB continues its regional policy, i suspect that expect Punjab region rest of Pakistan would soon lose interest in cricket and im witnessing that in Karachi, people have every much lost interest in cricket here.

You're not wrong, the guy heading the PCB is appointed by the biggest Punjab self appointed ''sher'', what can we all expect?

 

[saeed5646]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICC Board's positive statement on the Pakistan versus World XI T20 matches in Lahore this year <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z9TMnTSZma">pic.twitter.com/Z9TMnTSZma</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/878309828673884160">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[saeed5646]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The 3 match series of T20s between Pakistan v World XI in Lahore later this year will be given international status by the ICC <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/878308144082030592">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[saeed5646]

good news

 

[Arham_PakFan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICC Board's positive statement on the Pakistan versus World XI T20 matches in Lahore this year <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z9TMnTSZma">pic.twitter.com/Z9TMnTSZma</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/878309828673884160">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Interesting.So they will be official T20 internationals.

At least one game should've been held in Karachi or Faisalabad.But it's not a big problem.At least the games will be held in Pakistan!

 

[saeed5646]

Interesting.So they will be official T20 internationals.

At least one game should've been held in Karachi or Faisalabad.But it's not a big problem.At least the games will be held in Pakistan!

i think you don,t know about it karachi stadium is in repairing process .the new grass will be put on in

ground after 20 years and also crowd stand will be renewed so i guess it will be ready for PSL 3

 

[Arham_PakFan]

i think you don,t know about it karachi stadium is in repairing process .the new grass will be put on in

ground after 20 years and also crowd stand will be renewed so i guess it will be ready for PSL 3

I knew about the new grass but glad to hear the stands are being repaired as well.

 

[saeed5646]

I knew about the new grass but glad to hear the stands are being repaired as well.

Man we need Rafa stadium ASAP others are too small

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Man we need Rafa stadium ASAP others are too small

Yeah,read somewhere that it would be complete inside the next 18 months,

But it's a bit far from the city,the National Stadium is closer to the middle of the city so more convenient for most.

 

[saeed5646]

Yeah,read somewhere that it would be complete inside the next 18 months,

But it's a bit far from the city,the National Stadium is closer to the middle of the city so more convenient for most.

yeah that is issue but still it will be jam pack due to absence of international cricket

 

[Savak]

One bomb blast and it will be back to square one.

 

[Kianig89]

Waste of time