Sri Lanka might host India-Pakistan series 2015: Reports
Sri Lanka might host India-Pakistan series 2015: Reports
The bilateral series between India and Pakistan might take place in Sri Lanka, according to reports. The president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Shashank Manohar who is in Dubai for his role as the new chief of International Cricket Council (ICC) met his Pakistan’s counterpart Shaharyar Khan to discuss the deadlock over the series. Although no final decision was taken, there is possibility for Sri Lanka to host the series comprising of three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) seeing the fact that both India and Pakistan are not ready to play at each other’s home venue. READ: Shashank Manohar meets Shahryar Khan to discuss possibility of India-Pakistan
According to ESPNCricinfo, Khan said, “We had a fruitful meeting. Giles Clarke was our facilitator and Shashank was also in there. It has been decided that Giles Clarke will give a briefing tomorrow. We have also decided that there will be no further briefing. I am not in a position to say more than this.” Khan was accompanied by Najam Sethi, head of the PCB’s executive committee, at the meeting, while Manohar was the sole representative of the BCCI. Khan and Sethi were scheduled to return to Pakistan by a late-evening flight, while Manohar will be in Dubai for another two days.
It is believed that on Saturday Khan travelled to Abu Dhabi to meet top UAE government officials, reportedly to seek support for hosting the series in the Gulf state. He said the decision to play India now did not lie with the PCB anymore, but the Pakistan government would take the final decision. READ: BCCI, PCB deadlock continues over India-Pakistan series 2015