HARARE: Zimbabwe Cricket Board Chairman, Wilson Manase said on Monday that ICC should re-consider its position of not visiting Pakistan.
In an interview to ESPNcrickinfo, he said that aid cricketing nations that are sceptical about security in Pakistan should visit the country right now for Zimbabwe’s ongoing tour.
Zimbabwe became the first Test Playing nation to visit Pakistan after the bus attack on Sri Lankan cricket team six years back.
SRC [Zimbabwe’s Sports and Recreation committee] consulted with the ministry of foreign affairs and someone there said it might not be safe to visit Pakistan particularly after the Karachi incident, but Karachi is different from Lahore,” Manase told in the interview.
Pakistan remained a no-go area for international cricket teams, though PCB kept trying to bring teams to the country, before Zimbabwe agreed to break the shackles of isolation for its ‘cricketing-brothers.’
Manase said “We need to encourage members of the ICC to relook at the position of not visiting Pakistan, and if they are watching how things have gone, they would realise that Pakistan, in the quest to have teams visit, have done great work to create an environment where cricket can be played safely.
“I would like to indicate to the world – especially the Test-playing nations – that Pakistan is a safe country to play cricket,” said Manase.
He further said that they were greatly welcomed by general public of Pakistan. “They are fantastic people, we feel very especial they have treated us so far.” He added
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