Cricket: Bangladesh confirm tour of Pakistan
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed that its team will be touring Pakistan next April pending the results of a security inspection in January 2012, according to the board’s president Mustafa Kamal.
The news came after the two chairmen met, where the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf endorsed his Bangladesh counterpart Kamal as the next president of the International Cricket Council.
“Who could forget that it was Pakistan that proposed Bangladesh’s entry into Test cricket,” said Kamal in a statement. “We are indebted to them. Pakistani players have played in Bangladesh and have helped our cricketers a lot. We will also try to support Pakistan in any way we can.”
However, Kamal still needs to be approved by a majority of BCB directors with the final nomination to be handed over to the ICC by December 31.
Meanwhile, Ashraf added that the security situation in Pakistan was back to normal and safe enough to host international teams.
“All those things that you must have seen, they are over now,” he said. “That’s why we want to reorganise cricket and bring it back
to Pakistan.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2011.
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I appreciate this development & congratulate both cricket boards. Also I request the Pak authority to make this event successful so that it could pave the way of complete return of cricket in Pakistan.
i just hope there are adequate measures to prevent any more indian RAW terrorist attack
@Aamir: Let me assure you it is not by choice that Pakistan did not act in a hostile manner since the breakup. It is simply the lack of reach & mindful of the fact that big boy India is there to intervene
The Sri Lankans were promised "head of state level" security and all they got was a police van accompanying them.Later,the PCB tried to absolve itself of all blame.Let's hope there are better security arrangements at the very least.It will be criminal to invite the visitors if their safety cannot be assured.
We should come out of dark period of history. Both nations have supported each other in times of need. Pakistan never acted in hostile manner after partition 2.
SO finally the BCB agreed. I am really happy that our BD team will tour PAK. At least in this way we can help PAK in their time need.
Dear Bangladeshis, thank you for your kindness in our time of need. What a kind and gentle people you are.
Lots of love, A Pakistani
Welcome to the "land of pure"