[PICTURES] World XI team train at Dubai Stadium

[hadi123]

 

[ExpressPacer]

Kit looks pretty ugly because of the huge Brighto sponsor.

 

[aloo paratha]

Why in Dubai?

 

[MenInG]

 

[MMHS]

PCB is spending cash $ like flood waters for this event. Wish it ends well.

 

[MenInG]

PCB is spending cash $ like flood waters for this event. Wish it ends well.

I would hate to be their auditor!

 

[Abdullah719]

Why in Dubai?

They'll arrive in Lahore tomorrow.

 

[MMHS]

I would hate to be their auditor!

This one I can't explain - if they can come to PAK for 4 days & play 3 matches; why can't be 4 more days for practice at NCA, closed doors? Doesn't look straight to me this one - someone is making money out of it.

 

[zalmiii]

IA everything will be fine and this will be a new chapter in pak ckt history

 

[AFM]

Why in Dubai?

So they can know what it felt like to be Misbah all these years when the only people who appreciate your cricket are the sage old blue chairs of the Dubai stadium

 

[MenInG]

I think we will give the benefit of the doubt to the PCB on this one. Obviously this is not a financially sustainable model for future tours.

 

[coy0607]

PCB is spending cash $ like flood waters for this event. Wish it ends well.

they're expected to break even for the event, which is all they could've asked for to be fair

this event isn't regular business, its not meant to make money, there's much bigger things at play here

 

[MMHS]

they're expected to break even for the event, which is all they could've asked for to be fair

this event isn't regular business, its not meant to make money, there's much bigger things at play here

Myself not talking about business either - with zero receipts, if uninterrupted, this event is a mega success. But, don't you think, players practicing at NCA for 4 more days would have served the purpose better?

BD-AUS Test was scheduled till 8th, which means earliest that Tamim could be scheduled is Dhaka-Dubai Emeritus flight of 9:45PM, on 8th and I believe most players would have reached there in similar time and they are heading to Lahore 2-3 days later. Don't think, there was any other reasons to take whole lot to Dubai at premium expense for 3 days & fly back to Lahore, than fixing some accounts.

 

[another drop catch]

Scary scenes
They are getting clean bowled even during practice

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lahore welcomes the World XI squad to Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvWXI?src=hash">#PAKvWXI</a> <a href="https://t.co/GcTgthbjos">pic.twitter.com/GcTgthbjos</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/906911226969587712">September 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[MMHS]

Scary scenes
They are getting clean bowled even during practice

Normally, during knocking, they don't put the middle stick Don't know why, may be superstition, but it's more or less unanimous every where, every level.

 

[AFM]

There's a video on the PCB Twitter featuring mini interviews with most of the players as they wait to depart from the airport to Lahore.

They are going to have another training session tomorrow in Pakistan. To be honest, I am getting emotional thinking that players such as Faf, Amla, Morkel, Badree etc will be in Pakistan. Really hope this is the start of something new. I really only seriously started following cricket during the 09 T20 WC, so to see international cricket in Pakistan will be very surreal.

Will miss those UAE blue seats though. They have witnessed some epic phaintys

 

[cricketbadshah]

What about the kit of world Xi. ..when will it reveals? ??

 

[Hasan123]

Would prefer for them to be in Pakistan training now.

 

[Abdullah719]

Would prefer for them to be in Pakistan training now.

They're on their way.

 

[AFM]

They're on their way.

They've arrived now.

 

[CanadianG00se]

ICC World XI kit is horrible.

On topic: historic day for Pakistan cricket. Hoping for exciting cricket