Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan has said any mishap during the upcoming final match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Lahore can prove to be an end of the road for international cricket in Pakistan.

No top Test team has visited Pakistan since March 2009 when terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. Zimbabwe played a short limited-overs series in Lahore in May 2015 but big teams are still reluctant to visit the country due to security concerns.

And hosting the PSL final in Lahore is seen as seen as a big step towards convincing the cricketing world that Pakistan is safe to play cricket. However, the plans to host the final in Lahore was under huge doubts following blasts in the city in the recent weeks. But the Pakistan Cricket Board is going ahead with their plans of hosting the final in Lahore after Punjab government gave the go-ahead for the final to take place in the city.

However, the World Cup-winning skipper is not impressed with the PCB’s decision and feels that it can deteriorate the already poor state of cricket in Pakistan.

“If something inimical happened on the final day then it will prove to be the end of international cricket in Pakistan,” the Express Tribune quoted Khan as saying.

“You can hold a match even in war-hit Syria or Iraq by deputing 60,000 security personnel to guard a crowd of 30,000 visitors inside a stadium, but by blocking all electronic signals and devises and after curtailing routine life of the city,” the former Pakistan skipper added.

Meanwhile, three English players of the Quetta Gladiators — Kevin Pietersen, Tymal Mills and Luke Wright — have already pulled out of the final which will be on March 5 over security issues.