New Zealand And Australia Cricket Series In Pakistan
New Zealand And Australia Cricket Series In Pakistan: New Zealand and Australia will play a series against Pakistan at a neutral venue, the UAE, later this year but PCB Chairman Sethi is hopeful that some of the matches can take place on home soil.
“We are currently in talks with Australia and New Zealand, who have a series coming up with Pakistan in the UAE or Malaysia, as the case may be, in October, November and December of this year,” said Sethi in an interview with PakPassion.net. “New Zealand, in theory, have said yes, that they will consider our request, provided we think the security is OK. If that is the case, they may play one or two games in Pakistan.”
Sethi stressed on the importance of the gradual return of international cricket in Pakistan while also praising the way Pakistan cricket, in general, has progressed of late.
“We have the step-by-step return of international cricket to Pakistan as well as the success of the Pakistan Super League (PSL),” he said. “The Pakistan cricket team is clicking together based upon the policy of appointing well-qualified foreign coaches in charge and exacting a high-standard from our cricketers and instilling motivation as well as discipline in them.”
The pay dispute between Zimbabwe cricketers and their board has put Pakistan’s tour to the country in jeopardy where they play a tri-series involving Australia, but Sethi said things are on track as far as he knows.
“I have asked my staff to check with Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) as there have been all sorts of media reports about some issues cropping up within ZC. They have rechecked, and they say everything is on track for this series,” he said.
Contract Extension Of Head Coach Mickey Arthur
While talking about the contract extension of head coach Mickey Arthur, Sethi said that it is too early to talk about that matter but he was also delighted to see Pakistan progress nicely under the South African.
Sethi also reiterated that the Asia Cup will take place in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and as things stand there is no change in that decision.
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