Windies Women set to tour Pakistan for the first time in 15 years

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) efforts to bring international cricket to the country has been reaping rich rewards finally. After Australia and New Zealand refused to travel Pakistan for the one-off game during their recent UAE tour, the Windies Women’s team has agreed. The Caribbean girls will play three T20 Internationals against Pakistan Women which will be their first tour to the country since 2004.

The two teams will lock horns in three T20Is from January 31 to February 3. This will also mark the resumption of  Women’s cricket in Pakistan after 2015. They will then lock horns in Dubai in the three ODIs where the first match of the series will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the other two matches are scheduled to take place at the ICC Academy.

PCB delighted with CWI’s step

The PCB chief operating officer Subhan Ahmad expressed his delight with Cricket West Indies (CWI) agreeing to send its Women’s team to Pakistan. He also thanked the board for trying to tell the other countries that Pakistan is a safe country to play cricket now.

“The visit of the West Indies women’s team to Karachi is great news not only for Pakistan cricket but for women’s cricket in general. We are thankful to Cricket West Indies and their players for trusting the PCB and agreeing to play three T20Is in Karachi.

“The decision of Cricket West Indies endorses our position that Pakistan is as safe and secure as any other country. On behalf of the PCB, I would like to say that we are confident that this tour will go a long way in the complete revival of international cricket in Pakistan,” he was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo.

Even AB de Villiers has agreed to visit Pakistan for a few PSL matches which are scheduled to be played in the country and it remains to be seen if all these developments change the minds of the other cricket playing nations.

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