Mumbai: The day after doubts emerged about the limited Overs tour of New Zealand in Pakistan, with the trips subject to cleaning of the Dickanon registry security expert after several Kiwi players expressed concerns about the country after the Taliban Afghanistan takeover, Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani assured that Pakistan is on track to accommodate tours by New Zealand and later England.
“Cricket is taking place (in Pakistan) and we have New Zealand who came in September followed by England in October.
There was no problem in the host match in Pakistan,” said Mani to Tii from Karachi on Friday.
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Cricket experienced a big time in Pakistan, with the international team refused to travel there, after terror attacked September 11, 2001 and the next invasion to Afghanistan, who started a long war withdrawn.
New Zealand should land in Pakistan on September 11 to play three ODIs and five international T20 in Rawalpindi and Lahore until October 3.
The white ball series in September was a buildup for both teams to the T20 World Cup in October -November.
This was the first time that New Zealand toured Pakistan in 19 years – after their last trip in 2002 was called in the middle of a test in Karachi due to a bomb explosion.
Then, in October, Pakistan should host the English team and women for each white ball series.
It will be the first tour of England to Pakistan since 2005.
According to reports, Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) also offers to accommodate two World Cups in the cycle of the International Cricket Council of 2023-31.