Pakistan Cricket Board Looking To Attract Int'l Cricket, In Talks With ECB

The Pakistan Cricket Board is looking to get int'l cricket back to the country, "and to begin with, it will invite a Commonwealth XI to tour Pakistan later this year," according to Arjun Devgan of the INT'L BUSINESS TIMES. The PCB is in talks with the England & Wales Cricket Board over the issue. PCB Exec Committee Head Najam Sethi said, "We are in touch with Giles Clarke, President of England and Wales Cricket Board, because we feel if we can have the Commonwealth side play in Pakistan than we can also have some matches of the second edition of the Pakistan Super League in Pakistan as well." No top Test team has toured Pakistan since March '09, "when militants attacked a bus carrying Sri Lankan players in Lahore." Since then, "only Afghanistan and Zimbabwe have sent their players over." All other teams have refused to visit Pakistan due to "security concerns." The reluctance has resulted in Pakistan playing all its home matches in the UAE since '09 (IB TIMES, 2/23).