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KABUL (SW): The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) proposed three-match ODI series at home with Afghanistan has been postponed indefinitely due to fresh security concerns in the wake of the bombing in Lahore on Sunday.
The two boards — PCB and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) — had already negotiated their terms and were waiting for clearances from the Punjab and Sindh governments to confirm Lahore and Karachi as the venues for the matches.
Pakistan’s Express Tribune has reported that the PCB is planning to host Afghanistan next month. ARY TV has added that matches between Pakistan and Afghanistan would now be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), however no formal decision has been taken in this regard.
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There were two proposals on the table for Afghanistan; either play two four-day matches and three ODIs, or play just three ODIs.
“The proposed series with Afghanistan has been postponed for an indefinite period in the wake of the Lahore blast,” a PCB official told The Express Tribune. “The board was waiting for security clearances [from the Sindh and Punjab governments], but looking at the unfortunate incident in Lahore a few days ago, we were forced to cancel the tour. Once the security situation improves, then we’ll see if this series can take place.”
Since the 2009 attack on the visiting Sri Lankan team in Lahore, test teams have refused to tour Pakistan, leaving the national side to play most of their ‘home’ matches in the United Arab Emirates.
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