England and Wales Cricket The board’s chief executive Tom Harrison is in Pakistan to meet PCB chairman Ramiz Raja to repair ties that have been damaged by the cancellation of last month’s tour.
According to PCB sources, apart from meeting Raja, Harrison is also scheduled to call Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, before flying to Dubai for the final of the T20 World Cup and the ICC Executive Board meeting on November 17. Will fill
England’s men’s team was to tour Pakistan in October for the first time since 2005, while their women’s have never played in that country.
However, the ECB had canceled both series citing the “mental and physical well-being” of the players and safety concerns, a decision that was met with heavy criticism.
Harrison’s decision to visit Pakistan comes after Cricket Australia announced that he would tour Pakistan early next year.
Australia’s confirmation of sending their team to Pakistan was also announced by the West Indies Board that it would tour Pakistan in December for a white-ball series.
The confirmation by both the boards comes as welcome news for the PCB, which was shattered by New Zealand Cricket’s decision to pull out their team from the tour of Pakistan in September due to security threats and subsequently the ECB’s decision not to. It was decided to send Its teams for white ball matches.
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But a PCB source clarified that Harrison’s visit was welcome and that he was assured that England would tour Pakistan at the end of next year, Ramiz would strongly take up the matter against New Zealand Cricket and the ECB at the ICC board meeting. . .
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