File photo of the Bangladesh cricket team. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
A proposed tour this month was postponed for security reasons and Pakistan subsequently threatened to block their players' participation in the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament, which starts on Jan. 18.
Nazmul told a news conference that Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf had made a fresh invitation when the pair met in New Delhi during an India-Pakistan one-day international.
"We haven't made any specific decisions but we discussed our end of the problem with him," Nazmul said.
"We talked about a time slot, end of March and the start of April, otherwise we are busy in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We will send the security team as soon as possible."
No international cricket team has visited Pakistan since armed militants attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in 2009, killing eight Pakistanis and wounding six Sri Lankan players.
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PCB are trying hard to show that BCB is under their arms... why they are not doing it with another Cricket Boards, they will show them what is POWER.
@Bangali: @Truth detector: @HA:
Exactly. No team will come to Pakistan as long as terrorism and militancy flourish due to the negligence of the politicians and cricket chiefs like the ignoble Ijaz Butt. Enough of this security nonsense and show some self respect Mr. Zaka Ashraf. If not for yourself then at least for Pakistan. There is absolutely no point in going around begging just to prove a point.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has made it a political issue whereas rest of the world cricket boards talk common sense. Thanx again to Ijaz Butt, sifarshi, who reneged on his security plan. Firstly, let us see also see how the cricket team performs on the bouncy South African wickets. Salams for 2013
" emphasized textwe are busy in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe"emphasized text.
VOW THEY ARE BUSY NO TIME FOR PLAYING IN PAKISTTAN I THINK THEY AGAIN HUMILIATE "PCB"
Pakistan should ban bangladeshi security team. They are useless. Pakistan also should understand that no international team will visit for as long as the war continues. Once over then invite with pride
As if they will win against the in-form Pakistani team :P
BD team will never visit Pakistan under the present regime. It will never happen hence Mr. Zaka Ashraf dont expect and waste your valuable time.
Pakistan should refuse & have some self respect.
Just Don't come...Enough of your hollow promises..!
Can we stop this drama now? Pakistan is good enough without home series and we can wait a little longer before International teams come to Pakistan - Let's get our house in order, deal with these miscreants within Pakistan and then earn the visit rather than request it. Period.
is Pakistan safe for any international team to visit ? whats happening in country ? Attack on peshawar air port,attack on Ghulam bilor rally ? Quetta massacre,todays charsadda bomb blast? every day Targeting killing of dozens in karachi. If any thing happen like Attack on Srilankan team then all international sports including cricked will banned in Pakistan for many years. So PCB should force force Govt. & security agencies for eliminating the terrorism instead beginning Bangladesh to visit Pakistan .
I don't see what Bangladesh has to fear visiting Pakistan. But a more important question is why does it have to come visit Pakistan, why are we so desperate to invite them? its not like its a good team anyways?
Sick of this non sense. Either go or not go...why lingering?