Azim Bassarath, the President of Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has said that West Indies team might tour Pakistan for two T20Is despite security concerns in the country. Bassarath added that Pakistan cricket board has assured security for the team, that might be enough for them to tour the country, “In my opinion because the Pakistan Cricket Board can guarantee the security of the players and officials, we may still have cricket there.”

“This is a very sensitive issue and we have a team going across there to look at the situation for us,” said Bassarath.

“Our operations manager Roland Holder and head of security Paul Slowe will most likely be on that team and would report back to us.

“Despite the concerns cited by FICA, we will depend on what our team tells us,” he added.

His comments have come after the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) reported that touring Pakistan is still a risky attempt. However, the final decision over the future of series will be decided when a delegation of WICB will tour the country to check and assure the security for the players.

If West Indies agree to the proposal of Pakistan, then it will be the second country after Zimbabwe do so after an attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2009. Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in 2015 and the team was given Presidential level security but the tour was marred by controversy when a suicide blast took place near Gaddafi stadium.

Even after agreeing to the tour, West Indies Cricket Board will have the next challenge convince the players to tour the country.