Bangladesh likely to tour Pakistan – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 could tour Pakistan later this year after their new president, Nazmul Hassan, revealed that a letter was sent to the PCB, which confirmed such a possibility.
Hassan however, did not disclose the identity of the person who made such a commitment to their counterpart, but verified that essential steps will be taken in order to work out a feasible plan before deciding on whether to give the tour a go ahead.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 global events, as the cricket governing body was concerned regarding the security situation in the country.
"Since we have found out about the letter, we are considering whether it is mandatory to tour Pakistan or if there are any other options. If we go to Pakistan, we need to be assured of adequate security for our team,” Hassan said.
"Actually there are a lot of gaps in that letter, so we have to take all this into account and decide if we want to go or not and if we do [decide positively], then we will go. I would call it a commitment, although it is just a one-line letter, but it is clear the BCB has decided."
Since the appointment of Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397, as PCB’s chief, the country managed to persuade a university XI side from Europe, following Bangladesh’s decision to postpone their tour, despite agreeing to come in the first place. The tour was shelved after the Dhaka High court ordered a four-week embargo on the national team in April of this year.
Still PCB and other authorities kept on taking necessary steps to revive cricket, and a major breakthrough was made after a World XI, captained by former Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Jayasuriya-c2567, decided to come to Pakistan for a two-match T20I series. However, that venture was solely carried forward by the Sindh government, following PCB’s reluctance to manage any of the arrangements.
If Bangladesh decides to tour Pakistan, it is highly unlikely that the series will take place later in the year after BCCI confirmed the itinerary for the Men in Green’s trip to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
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