Lahore, August 13: The PCB has denied reports which claimed that the board has failed to take any concrete steps to revive international cricket in the country.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said the board is making continuous efforts to ensure that international teams return to the nation.
”We do realise that at some stage we would need to have teams visiting Pakistan and as a step in this direction, we recently invited Zimbabwe U-19 team to Pakistan,” Butt said in a statement.
”However, there were still some apprehensions at their end which ultimately led us to decide to send our U-19 team to Zimbabwe later this year but we are continuing with these efforts with the belief that in the near future international cricket will return to Pakistan,” the PCB chairman said.
He said the PCB is arranging tours at the senior and junior levels on a regular basis outside Pakistan.
”Playing our home series abroad is a huge cost for us but when we weigh the benefits of providing an uninterrupted programme of tours for our senior and junior teams, we realise that this is money worth spent,” he added.
—–Agencies