With Pakistan's reliable security plan, should ICC make it mandatory for teams to play there?

[Rana]

Its been successful for quite some time now. Everyone should be allowed to choose if they wish to travel to Pakistan or not, otherwise they should have to pay the home team some compensation and lose points on the ICC rankings boards for whatever format. Also, players who refuse to tour should not be issued an NOC from their boards to play for on-going T20 franchise tournaments around the world.

Hard measures need to be taken now otherwise we will never see a proper return of cricket in Pakistan. The security issue is now just being used as an excuse to not tour this boring, Islamic republic by the other boards.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The NoC thing is correct.

But the boards cant be forced. Most of the countries have a unfavourable travel advisory on Pakistan. In view of that boards cant force the players.

 

[MMHS]

Its been successful for quite some time now. Everyone should be allowed to choose if they wish to travel to Pakistan or not, otherwise they should have to pay the home team some compensation and lose points on the ICC rankings boards for whatever format. Also, players who refuse to tour should not be issued an NOC from their boards to play for on-going T20 franchise tournaments around the world.

Hard measures need to be taken now otherwise we will never see a proper return of cricket in Pakistan. The security issue is now just being used as an excuse to not tour this boring, Islamic republic by the other boards.

I doubt ICC will ever do that - once bitten, twice shy. 10 years back, when PAK’s as a safe WC host was in question, ICC did their best to get a team touring PAK and that team was World ODI runners-up either side of 2009. PCB let their guests and ICC BIG Time.

I don’t think in foreseeable future, ICC to force teams to tour PAK - they might encourage (facilitate as well by sending Umpires & match referees to give the games official status) teams to travel, but I am sure final call will be left to the board & this individual players.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Questions to ask aside from security:

1. Is Pakistani team a winning outfit? Is it an attractive outfit? Do teams covet playing it?
2. Is Pakistan's cricket board a cohesive, professional board?
3. Does Pakistani board maintain good relationships with other boards?
4. Does Pakistan contribute actively in things outside international cricket that get brownie points? Other sports teams touring for example, a bigger voice in broadcast media is another.
5. Is there money in Pakistan's cricket? Is that potential being harnessed domestically?

In my opinion, the answer to all these questions is a big 'meh.' As security becomes better (it is not good or you won't have convoys accompanying the team), all these other factors will speed up international team's decision to tour.