Windies turn down Pakistan T20 tour

AFP, KARACHI: Recently crowned World Twenty20 champions the West Indies have turned down a request from Pakistan to play matches in the militancy-wracked South Asian country due to security fears, a senior official said Monday.
Pakistan are due to host the West Indies in two Tests, five one-day and two Twenty20 internationals in September and October this year.
Nearly all the country's home series have been played in the neutral grounds of the UAE since a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, but Pakistan had hoped the T20 leg of West Indies' tour could be played in Lahore.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said: “We wanted the Twenty20s to be played in Pakistan and made an effort but the West Indies Cricket Board have refused.

Windies turn down Pakistan T20 tour

AFP, KARACHI: Recently crowned World Twenty20 champions the West Indies have turned down a request from Pakistan to play matches in the militancy-wracked South Asian country due to security fears, a senior official said Monday. Pakistan are due to host the West Indies in two Tests, five one-day and two Twenty20 internationals in September and October this year. Nearly all the countrys home series have been played in the neutral grounds of the UAE since a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, but Pakistan had hoped the T20 leg of West Indies tour could be played in Lahore. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said: We wanted the Twenty20s to be played in Pakistan and made an effort but the West Indies Cricket Board have refused.