In another positive development, two western cricket teams may come to Pakistan for home series: Report

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in talks with South Africa andIreland for a limited overs home series ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan’s schedule is very tight in the near future as after the ongoingDown Under tour, Sri Lankan team will arrive Pakistan in December for aTest series. Following that Bangladesh team is likely to visit the countryfor another Test series.

“The board is trying to arrange a T20 series either against South Africanor Ireland in the gap that it will find before next year’s T20 World Cup,”a source in PCB told APP on Thursday.

The source expressed the hope that talks with the cricket boards of the twocountries were moving on quite successfully and PCB would succeed inpersuading them to send their outfits to Pakistan.

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“South Africa is a one of the best world’s side, while Ireland has alsodeveloped itself into a very good side. Both these teams have substantialinfluence in the ICC (International Cricket Council).

Hence, if anyone of them visits Pakistan, it will pave the way for thevisit of other outfits such as England, Australia and New Zealand,” hemaintained.—APP