England cricket team will tour in October next year to play cricket in Pakistan. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have confirmed this. England will visit Pakistan after 16 years. Earlier, she went to play cricket in Pakistan in 2005. ECB CEO Tom Harrison said he is working on ensuring the safety of players and staff from his Pakistani counterpart. All necessary steps are being taken for this.
Two T20 matches will be organized
Pakistan will host England cricket team for two T20 matches. These matches will be held in Karachi on October 14 and 15 before the ICC T20 World Cup next year. According to the statement released by the ECB, England will arrive in Karachi on 12 October and both teams will leave for India on 16 October. India is organizing next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan and England will come to India only to participate in it.
Earlier in 2005 on a tour of Pakistan
England went on a tour of Pakistan 16 years ago. The English team played three Tests and five ODIs there. After this, the England team was to visit Pakistan in 2012 and 2015 too, but the tour could not take place due to the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team in Pakistan. After this, both teams played all matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Terrorist attacks on Sri Lankan team in 2009
Sri Lanka visited Pakistan in 2009, about 11 years ago. There was a terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. At the time of the attack, Sri Lankan cricketers were going to Gaddafi Stadium by bus and terrorists opened fire on the bus near the stadium. They also attacked with rocket launchers and grenets. Six members of the Sri Lankan team were injured in the attack.
Sri Lanka on tour again after 10 years of attack
Since the attack on the Sri Lankan team, no cricket team was going to visit Pakistan. Zimbabwe played two matches in Pakistan in 2015 and after that in 2017, the World XI team played the T20 series there. In 2018, the West Indies also visited Pakistan. Last year, Sri Lanka visited Pakistan twice.
Source: www.financialexpress.com
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