It feels good to be in Pakistan, says Ricardo Powell – Cricket News Update
West Indies’ former batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Lloyd-Powell-c84827, is enjoying his time in Pakistan and believes that the upcoming matches against Pakistan All Star XI are going to be a huge opportunity for a number of players to showcase their talent.
The Jamaican is a part of the International World XI, which arrived in Pakistan on Thursday to play two unofficial T20s against a Pakistan team, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ali-Shah-c76657, the Sind Government’s Sports Minister, will be played at the National Stadium, Karachi, on Saturday and Sunday.
Despite the fact that these matches do not hold any official status and have not been endorsed by the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) or the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it is a serious effort on part of the Sind Government to revive international cricket in the country.
Powell, who represented West Indies from 1999 to 2005, feels that there are no major security concerns in Pakistan and hopes that the two T20s will encourage different countries to send their teams to the troubled region.
"Its feel good [to be here in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755]," he said. "Its a great opportunity for the players to come here and really exhibit their skills, I think its about time that world cricket returns to Pakistan.”
The right-handed batsman was a massive hitter of the cricket ball, having scored a century and eight fifties in the 109 One Day Internationals he played for West Indies.
The 33-year-old cricketer is excited to have been given a chance to play alongside some of the other international stars and wishes to provide entertainment to the masses in the upcoming matches.
"Twenty20 is the most exciting form of the game that you have right now and the teams are here to really enjoy themselves. Lots of good players are here, lots of guys from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 as well and lots of other players from other parts of the world, and I'm sure it will be a great weekend and we will see some good cricket," Powell added.
The International XI is led by the former Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 batsman.
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