Cricket Fans Waiting for Green Signal from Government to manage Series in Multan:
In view of the agreement to reschedule the competition in June, the PCB decided to hold the series in Rawalpindi. After the success of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan,
Lahore: The wait for the government's green signal to decorate the field in Pak-West Indies ODI series Multan has become long. Barely 3 T20 matches were possible due to corona of many players of West Indies team who came to Karachi in December last year, 3 ODI matches included in ICC World Cup Super League had to be postponed.
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The political situation in the country became tense. After the announcement of the long march, the PCB also chose Multan as an alternative venue but no decision could be taken in the uncertain situation. Has announced to return to Islamabad on June 1 after the election demand was not accepted. In this situation, Multan became the favorite to host the series. At the direction of the PCB. The management of the stadium has also started preparations. With the improvement of the condition of the ground, the work of cleaning the stands is also in progress.
Ongoing cleaning of venue for Pakistan West Indies matches. Photo: File
The local spectators are also showing great enthusiasm. Time is running out, PCB officials are also eagerly waiting for the green signal from the government. No response was expected yesterday but no progress was made, board sources said, adding that hosting any international series would not be possible without written assurances of foolproof security from the government, with the cooperation of several government agencies at the same time. Required, so permission is awaited.
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Once the response is received, hosting of matches in Multan can be formally announced. It may be recalled that the training camp of Pakistan team will start from June 1, the arrival of West Indian squad will be on June 5, the first match will be played on June 8, the second on June 10 and the third on June 12.
Multan Stadium has so far hosted 5 Test matches, the first long format match was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2001, the last was against West Indies in 2006. The Green Caps have won three matches, the visiting Indian team has lost one and drawn one.
Multan Stadium has hosted seven ODIs so far. The first match was between Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2003 and the last match was between the two teams in 2008. Khela, Green Shirts have won 4 out of 7 matches there, India, South Africa and West Indies have won one each. 3 matches of PSL 5 were also played at this venue in 2020.
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