After a gap of six long years, cricket will finally resume in Pakistan and their fans will see them clash against Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs and 2 T20s – all scheduled to play in Lahore starting from May 22.
Zimbabwe played arrived in Pakistan on May 19 under high security involving 6,000 police and constant surveillance by commandos and helicopters. The tour is a first by a ICC Test Playing Nation since Sri Lanka came in 2009, when their team bus was attacked by RPG and machine-gun welding militants.
Seeing what transpired, it’s a bold move by Zimbabwe to tour Pakistan and the PCB must make sure that the tour passes off peacefully without any problem.
After six years #CricketComesHome to Pakistan #PAKvZIM @ZimCricketv pic.twitter.com/9Wdgw7T2wd
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) May 18, 2015
Following are the security measures that PCB has taken to ensure that the tour takes place safely:
–> Security cameras survey the scene at Gaddafi Stadium:
–> Pakistani rangers will be stationed outside the stadium:
–> More than 50 policemen will be in the stadium on practice and match days:
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