• Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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Pakistan take big step in from the cold as World X1 come to play

‘Everybody involved in the series will realise there are bigger issues at stake than winning at cricket’ says Flower.

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Pakistan take a huge step towards reviving international cricket at home after years of isolation when they host a three-match Twenty20 series amid tight security against a star-studded World XI, starting Tuesday (12). The series will be the most high-profile in the cricket-mad country since a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore left eight dead and drove away international cricket and most other sports. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have high hopes that the series will close that dark chapter for good – and allow a new generation of players to experience the thrill of playing before a…

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