LAHORE – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) likely to take surprise decisionover National Team Squad use of social media in England Tour.
PCB to ban the use of social media during the upcoming England series anddirect the players to shun approaches by the unknown individuals in orderto avoid any unpleasant event during the tour.
Pakistan is scheduled to play against England in three Tests and threeTwenty20 Internationals (T20Is), with the matches likely to be playedbetween August 5 and September 1 in Manchester and Southampton.
During four separate lectures on Thursday, the board will inform thetouring party on how to carry themselves in England and adhere to thestrict tour guidelines issued by the authorities.
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Reportedly, bookies and match-fixers are trying to swindle players throughsponsorship deals and offers. They might try to persuade players in theguise of representatives of team owners from different franchisetournaments and invite them to attend events and parties in order to trapthem. These individuals might make use of fake names and untraceablenumbers.
The national squad is also directed to spend most of their time in hotelrooms to minimise the possibility of contracting the virus that has ravagedthe world, particularly England, where more than 42,000 patients havesuccumbed to the disease.
