Faisal Iqbal says Pakistan will welcome England with open arms. Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal says Pakistan will be happy if England decides to tour their country. Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief executive Wasim Khan is hopeful that England will play a T20I bilateral series prior to their scheduled visit in the year 2022.
England head coach Chris Silverwood has also shown excitement towards the prospect of a future tour. England has not played in Pakistan since 2005-2006. Faisal Iqbal noted that it will be one of the biggest series to be held in Pakistan for a long time.
Faisal Iqbal Reacted As England May Tour Pakistan
Pakistan travelled to England amidst the coronavirus pandemic and there are talks that a reciprocal series will take place anytime soon. There was a terror attack in the Sri Lankan bus carrying cricketers in 2009 killing several policemen and a few citizens. The cricketers escaped narrowly but were hurt, following which the other test-playing nations refused to tour Pakistan.
“Great news we will look forward to [welcoming] you guys,” Faisal Iqbal said on Twitter.
However, after a decade, Sri Lanka toured the nation for a short test series, but Pakistan already has suffered huge losses by not getting many chances to host other nations.
Cross-border tension and terrorist attacks in India mean that there is no bilateral series involving arch-rivals India and Pakistan. India last toured Pakistan in 2007 and the last bilateral series between the two was played in 2012-2013 in India. India and Pakistan face each other only in ICC events like World Cup, Champions Trophy, T20I World Cups, and Asia Cups.
First Test Report between England and Pakistan at Manchester:
In the ongoing first test of the three-test series between England and Pakistan, both teams have a chance to win. In Manchester, replying to Pakistan’s 326, England was all out for 219, but Pakistan has lost eight wickets already for 137 runs and has a lead of 244 runs going into the fourth day’s play.
Pakistan opener Shan Masood scored 156 in Pakistan’s first innings and Yasir Shah took 4 wickets in England’s first innings, but England came back strongly. Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, and Ben Stokes took 2 wickets each as none of the batsmen could cross even 30 runs.
The second and third test is scheduled at the same venue — Southampton. Pakistan is also due to play three T20Is at Manchester following the commencement of the Test series.
Pakistan says it’s ready to welcome major cricketing nations like South Africa, New Zealand, England and West Indies in 2021. New Zealand is pencilled in for three ODIs and five Twenty20s in September, followed by two Twenty20s against England at Karachi. It will be England’s first tour to Pakistan since 2005. The PCB has planned a home series against West Indies in December.
England will make their first trip to Pakistan after 16 years when they play a two-match T20I series in Karachi next October as part of their preparations for the T20I World Cup in 2021 in India which will take place between October and November. England will make their first trip to Pakistan after 16 years when they play a two-match T20I series in Karachi next October as part of their preparations for the T20I World Cup in 2021.