File photograph of Mohsin Naqvi.© AFP
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday brushed away studies concerning the non-availability of the venues for the upcoming residence Take a look at collection towards England and confirmed that the collection shall be in Pakistan. Earlier this week, studies surfaced on social media a few doable shift to the three-match Take a look at collection to Sri Lanka or the UAE. It was revealed that because of the ongoing renovation work on the stadiums for subsequent yr’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
Naqvi cleared the air round such rumours and confirmed that the Exams shall be held in Pakistan and informed reporters, as quoted from Geo Information, “No Exams shall be performed exterior [the country]. Multan and Rawalpindi venues are last.”
In Pakistan’s not too long ago concluded two-match Take a look at collection whitewash towards Bangladesh, PCB needed to shift the second Take a look at to Rawalpindi, which was initially scheduled in Karachi. PCB had already barred the spectators from the second Take a look at in Karachi because of the renovation work.
The choice was taken after the development specialists suggested PCB that the development may proceed throughout the taking part in hours. Consequently, gamers may get distracted and disturbed because of the noise and mud produced throughout the development work.
England all-format head coach Brendon McCullum on Thursday addressed this problem whereas chatting with reporters at The Oval and stated, “We do not know (what is going on in Pakistan), however we will not choose a group till we all know the place we’ll play,” he stated. “It might be good if, over the subsequent couple of days, we discovered. Then we’ll sit down and ensure we have the proper group for the proper situations and the proper opposition.”
Pakistan will host England for a three-match Take a look at collection, which is part of the continued Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. The primary of the three Exams will start on October 7 in Multan. The second Take a look at shall be performed in Karachi, starting on October 15, and the third red-ball conflict is in Rawalpindi on October 24.
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