PCB Asks Sri Lanka To Share Expenses If They Want To Play Test Series In UAE

Well, here comes the latest twist from the Pakistan Cricket Board, who asked the Sri Lanka Cricket Board to bear the expenses if they want Pakistan to host a Test series in UAE. Recently, PCB hosted Sri Lanka in Pakistan with high security but Sri Lanka’s official isn’t happy with the way how the tour went.

Initially, there were doubts over the limited-overs tour but the Sri Lankan board sent a second-string squad for the series after as many as ten senior players pulled out citing security concerns The Sri Lankan cricket team staged a valiant comeback after going down 0-2 in the ODI series to maul Pakistan 3-0 in the T20I series in their own backyard.

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Following the tour, the country’s cricket board president said that despite the security arrangements, having to stay in a hotel and having to wait for roads to be closed was not easy. Shammi Silva has claimed that he got fed-up staying in hotel rooms for three-four days due to security arrangements.

Further, Silva said that the board would need to talk to the players as being cooped up in hotel rooms was not ideal for them. He wants to highlight the point when the board meets regarding the tour to Pakistan for the longer version of the game.

We can properly manage security – PCB

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board is not ready to bear the charges of hosting another home series in the United Arab Emirates. And also, they want Sri Lanka Cricket to share the financial responsibility if it decides not to tour Pakistan for the 2-match Test series in December.

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“PCB Chairman, Ehsan Mani, and CEO, Wasim Khan are in Dubai for the ICC board meetings. They have apparently conveyed to Sri Lankan officials that if they (SL) insist on playing the test series in UAE, they should bear the expenses,” a reliable source said as per India Today.

“The PCB has decided to take a stance. They decided it even after convincing the ICC and Sri Lankan board officials that they can properly manage all security arrangements in Pakistan if the Sri Lankan board still insists on having the series in UAE it will have to pay or share the expenses of hosting the series,” the source said.

Pakistan has not hosted a home test series since March 2009. It was when militants had attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. If they can host a Test match, there would be a lot of teams, who might get convinced to tour Pakistan.