LAHORE – Former Sri Lankan great and MCC President Kumar Sangakkara is allpraise for Pakistan and Pakistanis.Former Sri Lankan cricketer andMarylebone Cricket Club (MCC) president Kumar Sangakkara said that thepeople of Pakistan are very warm hearted and hospitable.
A team of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) led by Kumar Sangakkara has arrivedin Lahore today. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khanwelcomed the guests at the airport which included the MCC President KumarSangakkara, who himself returned to the country after 11 years.
While addressing to a press conference alongside PCB’s chief executiveWasim Khan, Kumar Sangakkara admired the hospitability and kindness of thePakistani people and said that he really enjoyed whenever he get to visitthe host country.
Kumar Sangakkara also expressed how excited he was for coming to Pakistaafter a long gap of almost 11 years, “Many beautiful memories areassociated with Pakistan, especially with Lahore”.
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While recalling the past, Sri Lankan legend said that he came to Pakistanfor the first time in 2002 and played a Test match against Wasim, Waqar,Razzaq, Integration and Shoaib.
He further laudhed Pakistan’s efforts to minimize the security threats thatstopped the International sporting events in the country for long, “Thereis a clear message to all the teams across the world that we are here inPakistan as cricket ambassadors”.
