PCB hopes for the best
Pti, Karachi
With Australia and South Africa raising concerns over touring Pakistan in the wake of an escalation in violence, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf said the situation had not reached such levels where international teams cannot play.Pakistan after playing in the Twenty20 World Cup hosts South Africa for two Tests and five one-day internationals from September 27 but doubts have emerged on the tour due to the unrest in the country. The Australian A and under-19 teams will tour Pakistan in September-October while the senior side is scheduled for a trip in February-March next year to play three Tests and five one-day internationals. An Australian security delegation visited Pakistan last week and expressed satisfaction with the arrangements for their A and under-19 teams that tour from September 1 but rejected Karachi and Peshawar as match venues. Ashraf said he was confident the environment in Pakistan had not changed to the extent that international teams could not play. "The situation is fine and we keep on getting updates from the government," Ashraf said.
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