Pakistan Reach Out to Four Cricket Boards To Arrange ODI Series Before World Cup
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has contacted four cricket boards to play the ODI series before World Cup in India. Pakistan will not be playing any limited-over series before the mega event apart from the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to take place in September. PCB was severely criticized for not having arranged any series before the World Cup, as it would have helped the Pakistan cricket team to prepare better for the 2023 World Cup.
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Which Cricket Boards PCB Contacted?
According to the sources, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent a proposal in an email to Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and South Africa cricket boards to play a bilateral series in Pakistan as it will also help them to get familiar with conditions as Pakistan have similar conditions to India where the World Cup will be played.
Status of Afghanistan Vs. Pakistan Series
Afghanistan was to host Pakistan for an ODI series before World Cup, but there have been no updates regarding the Pakistan-Afghanistan series. Afghanistan recently also hosted Pakistan for a T20 series in UAE. Read More: Asia Cup Updates.
Pakistan team going into World Cup without any proper preparations will be a challenging task for the players as well as management. Pakistan Cricket Board has arranged a camp for the players where the best players of the country will face each other in intra-squad games, but this isn’t going to be enough. Nevertheless, It is an excellent decision from PCB to contact other cricket boards for a bilateral series.
Pakistan must play at least one series before World Cup
Pakistan Vs Australia does not seem possible as Australia will play India just before the World Cup
Both Bangladesh and New Zealand played series in Pakistan I am not sure whether Australia will agree to play or not
If Pakistan can arrange a biletar series that will help players to preapre for the worldcup
Pakistan should arrange series including team like scotland and Ireland who looks very promising
Afghanistan Bangladesh an Pakistan can play Tri series which makes them ready for World cup
Pakistan should reach out to cricket boards more frequently and host some series
I suggest if even possible Pakistan should arrange series in UAE where nobody will complain to play
Pakistan will play Asia cup which will be a good warm up for worl cup
Pakistan should take in consideration of building better relationship with full members cricket Boards
No chance that Australia will play in Pakistan as they refused to play before
Invite countries like West Indies and Srilanke i hope they will aggree to play series