Karachi, Aug 12 (Inditop.com) Pakistan’s cricket management has done little to ensure that international teams return to the country in the aftermath of this March’s terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to even prepare a comprehensive plan aimed at reviving international cricket in the country, it was reported by The News Wednesday.
International teams have stopped coming to Pakistan citing security concerns and the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March just strengthened their cause.
The daily reported that senior PCB officials are frustrated over the lack of interest shown by Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, in making concrete efforts for the revival of international cricket in Pakistan.
“It’s a question of whether you have the will to do it,” a PCB official was quoted as saying in the report. “It all depends on whether the chairman is interested in making a plan to ensure that international (cricket) teams return to Pakistan. So far he hasn’t shown any will to do it.”
Such is the structure of the PCB that it all boils down to one man calling all the shots – the chairman. The PCB might have other senior officials or a so-called governing board but the chairman continues to enjoy sweeping powers.
The daily added that Pakistan could have set the ball rolling by making arrangements for a home series against a �World XI’ soon after the conclusion of the Champions Trophy this October because that that is the only window available to Pakistan, who have a hectic international schedule starting this November. But the idea was shelved mainly because of the expenses involved.