Cricket: Pakistan keen to host Sri Lanka in late 2017

Pakistan has shown interest in getting back cricket teams to their country and says that they would be hosting Sri Lanka for a bilateral tour in late 2017. 

According to the news published in Gulf News -- "With the security situation improving in the country, Pakistani cricket fans having something to cheer for — as the Sri Lankan cricket team is expected to tour here at the end of this year. 

Talking to APP, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official confirmed that the Sri Lankan cricket team is expected to tour Pakistan in November or December. 

“Our Sri Lankan in the counterpart has expressed willingness in sending their team to Pakistan as the security situation is improving country,” he said. 

He said the Sri Lankan team would be playing ODIs and Twenty20s against Pakistan which would be staged only in Lahore. 

“The world had witnessed the type of security that was provided in the high-profile Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) final at Lahore. PSL final had proved a great breakthrough in reviving international cricket in Pakistan,” he said. 

He said the World XI team would also be touring Pakistan in September which also includes foreign players from Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa." 

However an influential Sri Lankan board official told the Sunday Times that they have made no plans to play Pakistan in Pakistan as yet and the scheduled FTP series against Pakistan in Dubai in October this would go ahead as scheduled.