Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:12 PM IST
Summary
On one hand, the first match of the three-Test series began in Rawalpindi, while on the other hand, the suicide bombings in Peshawar left everyone worried. There are reports that the Australian team can go back to their country from Pakistan.
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Organizing cricket in Pakistan is not easy. Cricket has been under the shadow of terror for a long time. Due to this, the Pakistan Cricket Board has failed to call big teams here for a long time. After a lot of struggle, a strong team like Australia has gone there this time. On one hand, the first match of the three-Test series began in Rawalpindi, while on the other hand, the suicide bombings in Peshawar left everyone worried.
There were reports that the Australian team could go back to their country from Pakistan, but this does not seem to be happening at the moment. A source in the Pakistan Cricket Board told news agency PTI, “Cricket Australia is in constant touch with the Pakistan Cricket Board, their High Commission and the security personnel concerned. There is no danger to this historic tour. High level security will be given to the Australia team.
Australian media also said that team officials were monitoring the situation. He is in constant touch with the Ministry of External Affairs. After Rawalpindi, the Australian team will play the second Test in Lahore and the third Test in Karachi. After this the players of both the teams will come back to Rawalpindi. A limited overs series will be played there. Team will not play any match in Peshawar.
Another source, who works closely with the Australian team’s security officials, said that Pakistan has learned good lessons from the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team. Following that attack, the 2011 World Cup matches were transferred from Pakistan by the ICC. Apart from this, top international teams also refused to tour Pakistan due to security concerns.
The series of return of international teams and Test matches in Pakistan started in 2019-20. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played test matches in Pakistan. South Africa also toured Pakistan for a Test series in early 2021, Australia being the first major country to tour Pakistan since 2009.