ISLAMABAD – Major success expected for cricket deprived Pakistan as thecountry could host Sri Lanka later this year.

The development comes after the Sri Lanka Cricket got a “very positivefeedback” from a security delegation that visited Lahore and Karachi.

Last week, a security delegation of the Sri Lankan Cricket visitedPakistan, the delegation visited the stadiums in Karachi and Lahore andinspected the security arrangements in the country. The delegation hasgiven a positive report to the Sri Lankan cricket board.

International cricket in Pakistan came to a standstill, after the 2009Lahore attack. However, since 2015, the country has seen sporadic return ofinternational cricket when it hosted limited-overs games featuring Zimbabwe(2015), World XI (2017), Sri Lanka (2017) and West Indies (2018) apart froma number of Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches.

Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Managing Director Wasim Khanexpressed confidence that an MCC team will tour the country in the nearfuture.

“It was a very positive meeting with the MCC. Shane Warne, Kumar Sangakkaraand Mike Getting, the chair of the committee, were present there. Theywanted to me to present on the current security in the country, along withwhat impact lack of international cricket here has had and what can be doneto restore it,” said Khan.

“I am very, very confident that we will have an MCC team touring us in thenear future,” he added.