Sri Lanka Cricket denies talks of playing Test cricket in Pakistan [Update Post#45]

[MenInG]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to host Sri Lanka in Test cricket after a gap of almost 10 years, sources confirmed ARY News.

According to the sources, the PCB had successful talks with Sri Lanka Cricket and convinced them to play two Test matches of the World’s ICC Test Championship in Lahore and Karachi respectively. The schedule of the matches would be revealed later.

Pakistan will play Sri Lanka, Australia, and Bangladesh in the first leg of the ICC Test Championship which runs from 2019-2020. The green shirts will tour Australia to play two Tests while the Pakistani board is convincing Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play their matches in Pakistan.

It is pertinent to mention here that the top nine Test playing nations will play each other in three-year ICC Test Championship. Top two teams will play the final of the event in 2021.

On March 3, 2009, Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorists near Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, when they were going to play on the third day of the second Test. The unfortunate attack took international cricket away from Pakistan for at least six years before the Zimbabwean team toured Lahore for a brief tour in 2015.

Later, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) played an important role in bringing back high-profile cricket in the country when the final of its second edition (2017) was held in Lahore between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi. That final match paved the way for some more international cricketing event in the country of cricket lovers as World XI containing top-notch players from around the World toured the country to play three T20I matches.

Sri Lanka then did a one-day tour of Pakistan to play a T20I during Pakistan’s three-match T20I home series against the Irelanders. In 2018, the PSL once again became the reason for the resumption of cricket in Pakistan as three matches of the third edition of the league including the final took place in Lahore and Karachi respectively which was followed by a three-match T20I series against West Indies at newly renovated National Stadium.

Karachi hosted eight matches including the final of the PSL 4 at it’s refurbished stadium. The event was attended by the ICC’s security officials along with security experts of different cricket boards.

The PCB with an aim to bring more cricket to the country is in contact with different cricket boards. It merits mentioning here that the board had asked the Australian board twice to send their team to Pakistan but they refused due to security concerns.

https://arysports.tv/pakistan-host-test-cricket-after-10-years/

 

[hadi123]

This would be great news!

 

[Ronaldo7]

If this is true, my question is that why is Sri Lanka willing to help pakistan?

 

[saeed5646]

Huge respect to Srilanka .They are our true friend in cricket unlike other asian team .

 

[MMHS]

Excellent new - it ended with SRL, it might start with SRL as well. Now, PCB, must make sure that this time the security arrangements are better than last time.

 

[Markhor]

That would be huge and a very emotional homecoming.

 

[The_Odd_One]

As expected, SL would be the first team to be willing to play a full test in Pakistan. Realistically, Afghanistan is the only other option.

 

[saeed5646]

As expected, SL would be the first team to be willing to play a full test in Pakistan. Realistically, Afghanistan is the only other option.

Leave Afghanistan aside if want to ask why google Afghanistan cricket official statement about pak. .there current board and government are anti Pakistani and don.t want to see any good relation with pakistan.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Amazing!!! Finally we will play Test cricket at our true home with filled stadiums on pitches that will be more lively and leave those empty stadiums and dead pitches of the Desert.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Leave Afghanistan aside if want to ask why google Afghanistan cricket official statement about pak. .there current board and government are anti Pakistani and don.t want to see any good relation with pakistan.

Afghanistan always has a love-hate relationship with Pakistan. I will not take these anti-Pakistan statements too seriously. Latif and Inzamam have both served as Afghanistan's coach. A test series with Afghanistan is more likely than with any other country except Sri Lanka. Pakistan has been desperate to host international teams. Afghanistan will be certainly better than the Zimbabwe and WI-C teams that Pakistan already hosted.

 

[saeed5646]

Afghanistan always has a love-hate relationship with Pakistan. I will not take these anti-Pakistan statements too seriously. Latif and Inzamam have both served as Afghanistan's coach. A test series with Afghanistan is more likely than with any other country except Sri Lanka. Pakistan has been desperate to host international teams. Afghanistan will be certainly better than the Zimbabwe and WI-C teams that Pakistan already hosted.

I have not said relation won,t improve but PCB should hold there moral high until ACB apologies for there remarks. there should be no cricket relation whats so ever.Do we need afgahistan for test match currently a big nooo .If we are that desperate to invite minnow for test match .ireland is better option.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

What a story!!!

Sri Lanka played the last Test in Pakistan and now they will play the next one after return of cricket back home, this is what you call a true friend.

Also, it seems fair now that a team has decided just at the right time, the starting of World Test Championship to tour Pakistan. Atleast, now we will play our home games in Pakistan for the most or possibly the whole Championship.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

I am already getting excited and will attend the match for all days most probably, in the Karachi Test atleast.

I would have loved to drop Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed from the Test Squad, but after going through long tough times without playing at home and getting us that Test mace. I would give them a farewell series for all their efforts.

My Team would be now:

Imam Ul Haq
Azhar Ali
Shan Masood
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Asad Shafiq
Sarfraz Ahmed(C)(Wk)
Mohammad Amir
Zafar Gohar
Yasir Shah
Mohammad Abbas

Bench:

Abid Ali
Mohammad Rizwan
Shadab Khan/Bilal Asif
Hasan Ali
Shaheen Afridi

 

[Mueez]

This is great news.

The return of Test Cricket to Pakistan!

This feels really good.

 

[Tiger96]

Everything will be subject to the security situation in Pakistan. If no more blasts , unrest or army operations in the country then teams like Bangaldesh and Afghanistan would follow suit.

 

[Hasan123]

This would be great news.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Hoping it's true and goes ahead without any hoopla.

 

[light]

I have not said relation won,t improve but PCB should hold there moral high until ACB apologies for there remarks. there should be no cricket relation whats so ever.Do we need afgahistan for test match currently a big nooo .If we are that desperate to invite minnow for test match .ireland is better option.

You guys need all the help you can get for cricket to return to Pakistan. Being egoistic will not help.

 

[saeed5646]

You guys need all the help you can get for cricket to return to Pakistan. Being egoistic will not help.

do you know the actual incident ?if yes and then say it is ego then my friend don,t lecture me about nationalism .National Pride comes first then anything.

 

[CleverSir]

I hope this is true. It would be a fantastic morale boost for our players and fans. I'd love to see us playing and winning in Ghaddafi or NSK again. I still remember that England test from early 2000's where Nasser Hussain kept his team batting in the dark to win the test. We lost but what a fantastic fun it was watching it.

 

[moghul]

As expected, SL would be the first team to be willing to play a full test in Pakistan. Realistically, Afghanistan is the only other option.

Afghanistan wont get permission from its board BCCI .

 

[Donal Cozzie]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to host Sri Lanka in Test cricket after a gap of almost 10 years, sources confirmed ARY News.

According to the sources, the PCB had successful talks with Sri Lanka Cricket and convinced them to play two Test matches of the World’s ICC Test Championship in Lahore and Karachi respectively. The schedule of the matches would be revealed later.

Pakistan will play Sri Lanka, Australia, and Bangladesh in the first leg of the ICC Test Championship which runs from 2019-2020. The green shirts will tour Australia to play two Tests while the Pakistani board is convincing Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play their matches in Pakistan.

It is pertinent to mention here that the top nine Test playing nations will play each other in three-year ICC Test Championship. Top two teams will play the final of the event in 2021.

On March 3, 2009, Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorists near Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, when they were going to play on the third day of the second Test. The unfortunate attack took international cricket away from Pakistan for at least six years before the Zimbabwean team toured Lahore for a brief tour in 2015.

Later, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) played an important role in bringing back high-profile cricket in the country when the final of its second edition (2017) was held in Lahore between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi. That final match paved the way for some more international cricketing event in the country of cricket lovers as World XI containing top-notch players from around the World toured the country to play three T20I matches.

Sri Lanka then did a one-day tour of Pakistan to play a T20I during Pakistan’s three-match T20I home series against the Irelanders. In 2018, the PSL once again became the reason for the resumption of cricket in Pakistan as three matches of the third edition of the league including the final took place in Lahore and Karachi respectively which was followed by a three-match T20I series against West Indies at newly renovated National Stadium.

Karachi hosted eight matches including the final of the PSL 4 at it’s refurbished stadium. The event was attended by the ICC’s security officials along with security experts of different cricket boards.

The PCB with an aim to bring more cricket to the country is in contact with different cricket boards. It merits mentioning here that the board had asked the Australian board twice to send their team to Pakistan but they refused due to security concerns.

https://arysports.tv/pakistan-host-test-cricket-after-10-years/

Welcome aboard [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] :

 

[b.lesner]

Everyone is giving their team because there is no domestic FC before this series
My team
1. Shan masood
2. Abid Ali
3. Haris sohail
4. Babar Azam
5. Usman Salahuddin
6. Saad Ali
7. Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
8. Zafar Gohar
9. Yasir Shah
10. Mohammad Abbas
11. Sadaf hussain
12. Mir hamza
13. Mohammad Musa
14. Saud Shakeel
15. Mohammad Saad

 

[Abdullah719]

Test cricket at NSK?

 

[Suleiman]

If this is true, my question is that why is Sri Lanka willing to help pakistan?

Because we have helped them in the past too. Whenever there was that civil war type conflict in SL in the 90s, Pakistan still toured as an act of goodwill. Since then we've always kept good relations with them.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Because we have helped them in the past too. Whenever there was that civil war type conflict in SL in the 90s, Pakistan still toured as an act of goodwill. Since then we've always kept good relations with them.

Oh. That's good then. At least the previous goodwill gestures paid off.

 

[gazza619]

I didnt even know that a test championship is starting.

 

[KingKhanWC]

If this is true, my question is that why is Sri Lanka willing to help pakistan?

Pakistan helped Sri Lankan to once and for all end the brutal terrorism the nation was facing.

Good on the Lankans. Should be a cracking series too.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Pakistan helped Sri Lankan to once and for all end the brutal terrorism the nation was facing.

Good on the Lankans. Should be a cracking series too.

Sri lanka might win it tbh. They beat us by 2-0 last time.

 

[light]

do you know the actual incident ?if yes and then say it is ego then my friend don,t lecture me about nationalism .National Pride comes first then anything.

Funny how you brought up nationalism when no one even mentioned it. Seems like you lectured yourself about it

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Its only fair, after all we helped them in the 90's when no one would tour their country.

 

[saeed5646]

Funny how you brought up nationalism when no one even mentioned it. Seems like you lectured yourself about it

what is egoistic in my post?

You guys need all the help you can get for cricket to return to Pakistan. Being egoistic will not help.

 

[PakLFC]

Sri Lanka has always been a true friend and well wisher. Thank you.

 

[light]

what is egoistic in my post?

the fact that you think acb needs to dish out a sorry. this is not pre school mate. Both board are running a multi million dollar business at the end of the day. if every tom, dick and harry's comment offended all the ceo running businessses, we would still be stuck at the stone age.

 

[saeed5646]

the fact that you think acb needs to dish out a sorry. this is not pre school mate. Both board are running a multi million dollar business at the end of the day. if every tom, dick and harry's comment offended all the ceo running businessses, we would still be stuck at the stone age.

Afghanistan cricket board have multi million dollar business .Last time i checked ireland ditched them due to expensive bear of tv rights .the multi million acb could not afford the money alone.

Every tom dick and harry have alot of knowledge about pakistan politics and cricket but they don't know that acb official remarks was not against particular person but the whole country. May be you have big heart to ignore such a stupid act from cricket official but don.t lecture me about egoistic if you don.t know the facts

 

[hadi123]

I didnt even know that a test championship is starting.

Really? How did you miss that news?

 

[the Great Khan]

Hate to break it to everyone but we may not get much crowds unless the PCB really market it. If you look at the past lahore never really got big crowds and karachi also was good at times but nothing like india or england..so dont get your hopes up about crowds..as for the pitches..well this is a lottery..they could be completley flat dead pitches or do something..anybodys guess..

 

[Swashbuckler]

Congrats to Pakistan, security situation seems better now and I am sure they will be great hosts.

 

[PakPremi]

Congrats to Pakistan, security situation seems better now and I am sure they will be great hosts.

I'm in Pakistan on a holiday and Pakistan seems safer that London.

 

[Swashbuckler]

I'm in Pakistan on a holiday and Pakistan seems safer that London.

Yeah. I remember Asia Cup was held in Pakistan in 2008 and there would be news stories of terror attacks every other day. Now it is no longer the case at least in big cities like Lahore, Karachi which will be the likely venues. It is similar in India where Kashmir, Assam, Nagaland, Naxal areas have many terror attacks but the traditional cricket venues are mostly incident free.

Good luck to you guys and hopefully India too plays a series in Pakistan just like the historic 2004 series.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Finally Test cricket returns to Pakistan. The last team was SRL so its fitting its them again.

 

[light]

Afghanistan cricket board have multi million dollar business ����.Last time i checked ireland ditched them due to expensive bear of tv rights .the multi million acb could not afford the money alone��.

Every tom dick and harry have alot of knowledge about pakistan politics and cricket but they don't know that acb official remarks was not against particular person but the whole country. May be you have big heart to ignore such a stupid act from cricket official but don.t lecture me about egoistic if you don.t know the facts

You can't be serious here. You think Net worth of a Business = Budget avaliable for spending? And then you're throwing around smiling emoji as if you said something very smart? You must be trolling here ... you can't be serious about this. Last time I checked, pakistan didn't want to host BD at UAE for profit issue, doesn't mean PCB is poor and can't afford it.

Don't lecture you about facts? Did you bother asking me if I know it or not? It was a pretty big thing here in pp. Everyone was talking bout it, how can I miss it? My comment must have hurt your ego and seems like you definitely did take it personally it seems. Not here to make you take things personally but rather debate. If you feel like the heat is too much, just move along and ignore.

 

[MenInG]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in negotiations with its Sri Lankan counterpart to host them on home soil for a two-match Test series, which will be part of the ICC Test Championship programme, starting from July this year following the 50-over World Cup.

When contacted by Dawn,a PCB official on Thursday confirmed that the negotiations between the PCB and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) were underway on the proposed Test matches but nothing was final as yet.

Pakistan have not host any nation for any Test match owing to security-related issues after the horrifying terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lankan team, which was playing a Test match, in Lahore on March 3, 2009.

Since then, the PCB has been successfully hosting foreign teams for bilateral home series at the neutral venues of the UAE. However, holding the home series in the UAE is costing the PCB very high, and due to this factor the Board has long been trying to bring foreign teams back to Pakistan for international matches.

After hosting Zimbabwe (ODI and T20 International series in Lahore, 2015), World XI team comprising players from different Test-playing countries (three-match T20 International series in Lahore, 2017), Sri Lanka (one T20 Inter*national in Lahore, 2017) and West Indies (three-match T20 International series in Karachi, 2018), the PCB has been gradually moving towards fully restoring international cricket in the country.

Moreover, a number of Pakistan Super League T20 matches — featuring prominent Pakistani and foreign cricketers — have been held in Pakistan since 2017 after the PCB staged the entire 2016 inaugural edition in the UAE. The 2017 PSL final was hosted by Lahore; in 2018 PSL, two playoffs were held in Lahore while the final was organised in Karachi. In the 2019 edition, as many as eight PSL matches including the final were held in Karachi.

As all the above-mentioned international matches and PSL games went smoothly without any security incident, the PCB efforts have raised hopes of top-level international cricket, including Test matches, returning to Pakistan.

Prior to the recently-held five-match ODI series played between Pakistan and Australia in the UAE, the PCB tried to convince Cricket Australia to play a few of the games in Pakistan, an offer which CA declined.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1475469/pcb-negotiating-with-sri-lanka-on-hosting-tests-in-pakistan

 

[saeed5646]

You can't be serious here. You think Net worth of a Business = Budget avaliable for spending? And then you're throwing around smiling emoji as if you said something very smart? You must be trolling here ... you can't be serious about this. Last time I checked, pakistan didn't want to host BD at UAE for profit issue, doesn't mean PCB is poor and can't afford it..

i thought you are smarter than that but let me put this in simple word for
milion dollar business meaning

:A million dollar business is a business that is valued at a million dollars by investors. A company netting $500K profit per year is worth much more than $500K, as investors would be willing to purchase that business for a multiple of the annual net profit… the multiple depends on many factors

Now give me any proof about ACB earn the above estimated money.Comparing apple (bd tour)with orange(tv rights) both are different topics and cannot be related ,

Don't lecture you about facts? Did you bother asking me if I know it or not? It was a pretty big thing here in pp. Everyone was talking bout it, how can I miss it? My comment must have hurt your ego and seems like you definitely did take it personally it seems. Not here to make you take things personally but rather debate. If you feel like the heat is too much, just move along and ignore.

Why should i ask you when i already knows more than you about my country and its cricket.Its seems running away from actual topic and throwing tantrum at me .so i will repeat my question again

What were egoistic in my post about afghanistan demanding apology for there pathetic statement against pakistanwhen .these are remarks of ACB chairman at that time
n Thursday, the matter escalated when, in an expanded statement, the ACB placed the blame for the attack on Pakistan, saying no agreement could be "valid in a country where terrorists are housed and provided safe havens"..The acb chairman will use that language and we should play cricket with them .the irony in your post

question number 2

provide me any link about ACB have million dollar business .Your calling that without any data i would take it as a pinch of salt.

 

[MenInG]

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva denied any talks of playing Test cricket in Paksitan. Responding to the Sunday Times on a possible Sri Lanka Test tour to Pakistan, later in July, he stated ‘no such talks’ had taken place between the cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as reported by international media.

According to a report published in a Pakistan English Daily newspaper, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is currently in negotiations with the SLC, to host a two-match Test series, part of the ICC Test Championship Programme, beginning from July, soon after the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Reports say that a top PCB official has confirmed that negotiations are on between Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricket boards on the proposed Test series, ‘but nothing was final as yet’.

“We have not been contacted by any PCB official and no such discussion ever took place. If there are such reports claiming that negotiations are taking place or took place, they are baseless and untrue,” Silva stated.

Pakistan have failed to attract any international cricket team to tour for the past decade, owing to security-related issues, following the horrible terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lankan team, which was playing a Test match, in Lahore on March 3, 2009.

Pakistan’s hosting venue ever since has been neutral venues of the United Arab Emirates, where the PCB has been successful in hosting foreign teams for bilateral series. With the high cost involved in hosting matches in the UAE, the PCB has been attempting to promote Pakistan again, but have failed to attract many of their counterparts.

Pakistan hosted Zimbabwe in a ODI and T20 International series in Lahore in 2015, a World XI team comprising players from different Test-playing countries, which included a three-match T20 International series in Lahore and Sri Lanka for a T20 International in Lahore in 2017 and the West Indies for a three-match T20 International series in Karachi last year.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190414/sports/slc-denies-pakistan-tour-345496.html

 

[CadPakFan]

Here we go again.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva denied any talks of playing Test cricket in Paksitan. Responding to the Sunday Times on a possible Sri Lanka Test tour to Pakistan, later in July, he stated ‘no such talks’ had taken place between the cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as reported by international media.

According to a report published in a Pakistan English Daily newspaper, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is currently in negotiations with the SLC, to host a two-match Test series, part of the ICC Test Championship Programme, beginning from July, soon after the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Reports say that a top PCB official has confirmed that negotiations are on between Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricket boards on the proposed Test series, ‘but nothing was final as yet’.

“We have not been contacted by any PCB official and no such discussion ever took place. If there are such reports claiming that negotiations are taking place or took place, they are baseless and untrue,” Silva stated.

Pakistan have failed to attract any international cricket team to tour for the past decade, owing to security-related issues, following the horrible terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lankan team, which was playing a Test match, in Lahore on March 3, 2009.

Pakistan’s hosting venue ever since has been neutral venues of the United Arab Emirates, where the PCB has been successful in hosting foreign teams for bilateral series. With the high cost involved in hosting matches in the UAE, the PCB has been attempting to promote Pakistan again, but have failed to attract many of their counterparts.

Pakistan hosted Zimbabwe in a ODI and T20 International series in Lahore in 2015, a World XI team comprising players from different Test-playing countries, which included a three-match T20 International series in Lahore and Sri Lanka for a T20 International in Lahore in 2017 and the West Indies for a three-match T20 International series in Karachi last year.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190414/sports/slc-denies-pakistan-tour-345496.html

What the heck? And here I was planning to visit the Karachi Test. I wish PCB somehow pulls this one off now that they have given us some hope.

 

[Ronaldo7]

What the heck? And here I was planning to visit the Karachi Test. I wish PCB somehow pulls this one off now that they have given us some hope.

Lol. Peak times.

 

[BaankeJi]

What the heck? And here I was planning to visit the Karachi Test. I wish PCB somehow pulls this one off now that they have given us some hope.

PCB finalized full itinerary without talking to the other team? Classic PCB.

 

[MMHS]

PCB finalized full itinerary without talking to the other team? Classic PCB.

No, it’s usual for them.

Rather it’s classic PP - SRL is praised to the moon since they “agreed” to tour PAK, now it’s PCB’s fault that they announced it before confirmation ....... same situation, it would have been BCB’s fault to be a reneger.

 

[aloo paratha]

PCB finalized full itinerary without talking to the other team? Classic PCB.

It was never finalized, it was just a report. People were jumping to conclusions.

 

[DRsohail]

No, it’s usual for them.

Rather it’s classic PP - SRL is praised to the moon since they “agreed” to tour PAK, now it’s PCB’s fault that they announced it before confirmation ....... same situation, it would have been BCB’s fault to be a reneger.

Srilankan board palyer and Srilnka as a coubtry is highly reapected in pakistan, unfortunately people do jot have those feeling for bangladesh here in Pakistan.

 

[MMHS]

Srilankan board palyer and Srilnka as a coubtry is highly reapected in pakistan, unfortunately people do jot have those feeling for bangladesh here in Pakistan.

No, that's quite predictable actually. When an empire crumbles, people start to find enemies every where, particularly among whom they are threatened most and try to find friends among those who are on same boat or still behind. You'll hardly see much animosity against IND anymore, because they have left PAK Cricket by a generation - it was not the case 5-6 years back as you may check the posts that time; but now even the die hard PAK fan actually avoid touching IND, because it'll burn their hand.

12 years back, if PAK cricket was standing on same platform where Shadab Khan & Faheem Ashraf are future hopes, I am sure you would have seen the opposite - the then SRL being the villein and BD being friend. And, at this rate I can tell you next in line will be AFGs - PP will be biggest supporters of BD team, when they are facing AFGs, just like opposite of present. I am not sure if that's available now, but try to find few posts from 2006 CT or 2007 WC - definitely SRL wasn't that "popular", and BD didn't draw the same "feeling" that time ....... and it'll definitely change in future as well if Faheem Ashraf become Abdur Razzak or Shadab Khan becomes Shahid Afridi (at least, both).

 

[the Great Khan]

Classic Masala bakwaas that may have effected eventual negotiations..one un-named official was the source. Lets not have a go at the PCB when nobody official said anything..

any tiny bit of gossip is just magnified on this forum into "the PCB did this and that"..

 

[the Great Khan]

No, that's quite predictable actually. When an empire crumbles, people start to find enemies every where, particularly among whom they are threatened most and try to find friends among those who are on same boat or still behind. You'll hardly see much animosity against IND anymore, because they have left PAK Cricket by a generation - it was not the case 5-6 years back as you may check the posts that time; but now even the die hard PAK fan actually avoid touching IND, because it'll burn their hand.

12 years back, if PAK cricket was standing on same platform where Shadab Khan & Faheem Ashraf are future hopes, I am sure you would have seen the opposite - the then SRL being the villein and BD being friend. And, at this rate I can tell you next in line will be AFGs - PP will be biggest supporters of BD team, when they are facing AFGs, just like opposite of present. I am not sure if that's available now, but try to find few posts from 2006 CT or 2007 WC - definitely SRL wasn't that "popular", and BD didn't draw the same "feeling" that time ....... and it'll definitely change in future as well if Faheem Ashraf become Abdur Razzak or Shadab Khan becomes Shahid Afridi (at least, both).

India will always be the rival..we aren't great friends with the afghans anymore because of whats happened in the last ten years,,as for this leaving Pakistan behind by a generation, well Ill see what your countries will do if you had to fight a war for ten years and then have the game banned from your home..Bangladesh cricket would simply cease to exist. Same with SL..India would also be effected for a good ten years..

 

[MMHS]

India will always be the rival..we aren't great friends with the afghans anymore because of whats happened in the last ten years,,as for this leaving Pakistan behind by a generation, well Ill see what your countries will do if you had to fight a war for ten years and then have the game banned from your home..Bangladesh cricket would simply cease to exist. Same with SL..India would also be effected for a good ten years..

We had a fight for 10 months though - between unarmed civilians vs several divisions of armed troops with heavy artillery, air & administrative support, backed by our own traitors, and left with a country bankrupt and every infrastructure destroyed or looted ....... from there on where we have come in 48 years, gives me quite enough confidence that we'll do much better than existing only.

IND will always be rivals to Pakistanis, no doubt about that - I am taking about animosity (in blog post), not rivalry; that happens on equal terms ... don't think Indians feel much rivalry any more on game though, but I might be wrong. Players are diplomat as well, so obviously you won't hear Indian players boasting that our under strength team got better of PAK twice for the cost of 7 wickets and 69 overs in total on PAK's adopted home. But, PAK Captain do feel that IND might be scared to face them ...... that should give a clue.

 

[the Great Khan]

We had a fight for 10 months though - between unarmed civilians vs several divisions of armed troops with heavy artillery, air & administrative support, backed by our own traitors, and left with a country bankrupt and every infrastructure destroyed or looted ....... from there on where we have come in 48 years, gives me quite enough confidence that we'll do much better than existing only.

IND will always be rivals to Pakistanis, no doubt about that - I am taking about animosity (in blog post), not rivalry; that happens on equal terms ... don't think Indians feel much rivalry any more on game though, but I might be wrong. Players are diplomat as well, so obviously you won't hear Indian players boasting that our under strength team got better of PAK twice for the cost of 7 wickets and 69 overs in total on PAK's adopted home. But, PAK Captain do feel that IND might be scared to face them ...... that should give a clue.

and you still havent won anything..we nearly lost everything and have still managed to win trophies..there is no comparison..the Indians will always be up for it..one loss to us is equal to 10 we have lost to them..it hits them hard..see the CT final..and now with Pulwama any loss will hit them..

 

[DRsohail]

No, that's quite predictable actually. When an empire crumbles, people start to find enemies every where, particularly among whom they are threatened most and try to find friends among those who are on same boat or still behind. You'll hardly see much animosity against IND anymore, because they have left PAK Cricket by a generation - it was not the case 5-6 years back as you may check the posts that time; but now even the die hard PAK fan actually avoid touching IND, because it'll burn their hand.

12 years back, if PAK cricket was standing on same platform where Shadab Khan & Faheem Ashraf are future hopes, I am sure you would have seen the opposite - the then SRL being the villein and BD being friend. And, at this rate I can tell you next in line will be AFGs - PP will be biggest supporters of BD team, when they are facing AFGs, just like opposite of present. I am not sure if that's available now, but try to find few posts from 2006 CT or 2007 WC - definitely SRL wasn't that "popular", and BD didn't draw the same "feeling" that time ....... and it'll definitely change in future as well if Faheem Ashraf become Abdur Razzak or Shadab Khan becomes Shahid Afridi (at least, both).

May be Srilanka wa not popular on PP but right from my childhood people always cheered for Srilanka .1996 Wc was an example.But I have never found that love for Bangladesh.

 

[Mp812]

SLC was not aware of negotiations but PCB was negotiating. PCB probably dialled the wrong number and someone in SL is probably rofl

 

[Ronaldo7]

May be Srilanka wa not popular on PP but right from my childhood people always cheered for Srilanka .1996 Wc was an example.But I have never found that love for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is always seen as the younger brother that betrayed the elder by joining forces with the older brother's rival (India). That's why not many Pakistanis rate bangaldesh. Sri lanka is seen as a better friend.