No Shift In Venue For England Series In Pakistan, Confirms PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday brushed away stories concerning the non-availability of the venues for the upcoming house Test sequence towards England and confirmed that the sequence will probably be in Pakistan. Earlier this week, stories surfaced on social media a couple of attainable shift to the three-match Test sequence to Sri Lanka or the UAE. It was revealed that because of the ongoing renovation work on the stadiums for subsequent yr’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

Naqvi cleared the air round such rumours and confirmed that the Tests will probably be held in Pakistan and instructed reporters, as quoted from Geo News, “No Tests will be played outside [the country]. Multan and Rawalpindi venues are final.”

In Pakistan’s not too long ago concluded two-match Test sequence whitewash towards Bangladesh, PCB needed to shift the second Test to Rawalpindi, which was initially scheduled in Karachi. PCB had already barred the spectators from the second Test in Karachi because of the renovation work.

The determination was taken after the development consultants suggested PCB that the development might proceed throughout the taking part in hours. As a consequence, gamers might get distracted and disturbed because of the noise and mud produced throughout the development work.

England all-format head coach Brendon McCullum on Thursday addressed this subject whereas talking to reporters at The Oval and stated, “We don’t know (what is happening in Pakistan), but we can’t pick a team until we know where we’re going to play,” he stated. “It would be nice if, over the next couple of days, we found out. Then we’ll sit down and make sure we’ve got the right team for the right conditions and the right opposition.”

Pakistan will host England for a three-match Test sequence, which is part of the continuing International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. The first of the three Tests will start on October 7 in Multan. The second Test will probably be performed in Karachi, starting on October 15, and the third red-ball conflict is in Rawalpindi on October 24.

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