India Is A Far Greater Security Risk Than Pakistan At Present: Ehsan Mani
Published - 23 Dec 2019, 06:09 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:02 AM
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Pakistan were expelled by the international teams for a decade following the unexpected attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in the year 2009. After the attack, the teams hesitated to tour Pakistan due to security reasons. However, there was a decent bit of progress for Pakistan in the last few years.
Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in 2015 and became the first country to visit in the wake of the 2009 foray. In the succeeding years, 2017 and 2018, West Indies and Sri Lanka toured Pakistan and did not face any issue with security. To revive the cricket in their own den, Pakistan hosted a World XI side for a 3-match T20 series in 2017.
Finally, after a long wait, Test cricket returned to Pakistan as Sri Lanka played here in Pakistani soil. It should be noted that Sri Lanka were the last team to play Tests there, in 2009, when their tour was cut short by an infamous terrorist attack on the team bus.
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India is a far greater security risk than Pakistan: Ehsan Mani
Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani mentioned that at present India is a far greater security risk than Pakistan. “We have proved that Pakistan is safe, if someone isn’t coming then they should prove that it’s unsafe. At this time, India is a far greater security risk than Pakistan,” PCB chairman Ehsan Mani was quoted as saying by cricketpakistan.com.pk.
Pakistan on Monday got the better of Sri Lanka by 263 runs in the Karachi Test, thereby winning the two-match Test series 1-0. The first match ended in a draw as rain played spoilsport in the midway through the match.
“No one should now doubt security arrangements in Pakistan after successful Sri Lanka Test series. This is a turning point for the revival of Test cricket in Pakistan. Media and fans played an important role in portraying a positive image of Pakistan worldwide,” Mani added.
