ENG vs PAK 2022: The England cricket team has reached Karachi for the first tour of Pakistan in 17 years, England last played in Pakistan in 2005.
And last year the trip was due until New Zealand also canceled a tour citing security concerns.
England hosted for series in 2012 and 2015:-
The move angered the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which called it “outrageous”.
After the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore, Pakistan was forced to play international matches at neutral venues such as the United Arab Emirates, where they hosted England for a series in 2012 and 2015.
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Over the past five years, international cricket has slowly returned to Pakistan and earlier this year Australia successfully toured for the first time in nearly a quarter century.
The PCB said the Australia series “demonstrated our event planning and handling skills” and expressed confidence that England’s games would also end safely.
England team at the hotel and the national stadium in Karachi:-
On match days, the roads between the England team hotel and Karachi’s national stadium would be closed and subjected to armed guards.
A helicopter will monitor their journey and shops and offices in front of the stadium will be ordered to be closed.
The last time England visited Pakistan, the government was fighting terrorists. The security situation has improved significantly since then.
But attacks in neighboring Afghanistan have increased since the Taliban came back to power.
The visit also comes as Pakistan grapples with catastrophic floods. That has left nearly a third of the country under water and affected at least 33 million people.
The team is “desperate” to play in Pakistan:-
Last month the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the team was “desperate” to play in Pakistan despite the humanitarian disaster.
“I think hopefully we’re going to be out there. And playing is a very painful time for the people of that country,” said men’s cricket managing director Rob Key.
The 19-man England team, captained by Jos Buttler, will play seven Twenty20 matches. Against Pakistan in Karachi and Lahore from September 20 to October 2.
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As both, the teams gear up for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next month. England will return in December to play three five-day Test matches.
