Karachi: PCB has announced Rawalpindi and Karachi as venues to host Sri Lanka in December as chances of Pakistan hosting its first Test series in 10 years have improved after discussions with the SLC.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent an itinerary for the two Tests of the ICC World Test Championship to the Sri Lankan board.
The first test will be held in Rawalpindi from December 11 to 15 while Karachi will host the second Test from December 19-23.
Since March, 2009 when the Sri Lankan team was attacked by militants in Lahore, no team has toured Pakistan for a Test series. The PCB has scheduled no practice or side matches for the touring side before the main matches.
A well-informed source said that talks are going on between the two boards and the chances of Sri Lanka coming over for the short series are bright. Comments by the President of the Sri Lankan cricket board after he returned home from the limited overs cricket tour of Pakistan had dampened the spirits of the PCB and Pakistani supporters.
Shammi de Silva had noted after his team’s successful 14-days tour of Karachi and Lahore that the security was at times suffocating and they got fed-up being confined to their hotel rooms after only three days.
The PCB then clarified that it had given state-level security to the visiting side on the request of their Board and it had still offered the visiting players and officials to take them to play golf, shopping and dinners.
The source said that with the proposed itinerary the PCB has also sent its complete security plan and the arrangements it will make for the Sri Lankan players. (PTI)
