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England likely to visit Pakistan after 15 years for white-ball cricket | England cricket team likely to visit Pakistan for white-ball in 2021

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said that they have received an invitation from Pakistan for a white-ball tour in 2021. While there aren’t many details available right now, ECB had welcomed the fact that international cricket is returning back to Pakistan.

“As with any proposed tour that takes place at this time, the safety and welfare of our players and staff is paramount. As such, there are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration, including the proposed protocols in relation to COVID-19 bio-secure bubbles, the proposed levels of security around the team, as well as the feasibility of undertaking this tour against the backdrop of an already busy schedule of international cricket for the England men’s team”, the release further said.

England has not visited Pakistan since 2005 after the country was unofficially boycotted by international teams after the terror attack faced by the Sri Lankan team in 2009. England is scheduled to visit India in early 2021 for Test series and might fix the tour of Pakistan around that time. “We will be liaising with the PCB, and as well as other partners over the coming weeks to work through these considerations, before a final decision will be taken in due course”, read the statement.

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