Pakistan-Australia series may be played in UAE – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
No international cricket has been played in Pakistan since the ‘Terrorist Attacks’ on the Sri Lankan team in March, 2009. The Green Shirts have been playing their home matches in different countries like UAE, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 since then.
The proposed series against Australia, which includes five One Day Internationals and three T20s, was scheduled to be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in August. However, the Islanders refused to host the event at the very last moment and PCB is currently looking at different
options.
While talking to the reporters in Lahore, Intikhab expressed that chances are high that the Pak-Australia battle will take place in UAE after the Eid festival, which is likely to be celebrated around August, 20th.
Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397, the Chairman PCB, said during his recent visit of India that the series may take place in the neighbouring country but considering India’s schedule in the coming months, it does not look like a possibility.
As per the rules of International Cricket Council (ICC), no more than three T20s can be played in a bilateral series but Intikhab revealed that PCB will request cricket’s governing body to allow http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 to play more T20 games against the Kangaroos, as the
ICC World T20 2012 is just round the corner.
The former Test cricketer expressed, "It won't be a bad idea and we will be speaking to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 playing in India were not discussed."
Alam further added that PCB’s relations with the Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (BCCI) are back on track and hopes that the two countries will soon play a bilateral series. The neighbouring nations have not played any series for almost four years
now.
"It would be premature to say anything at this stage but we are expecting some positive results and the Indian board has taken the right decision of taking it one step at a time," he said.
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