New Delhi (Sputnik): After Pakistan successfully hosted and celebrated a return to the Test Cricket format in their country for the first time in 10 years by winning 1-0 against Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman said there is no room for doubt over the security of cricketers in the nation.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani stated on Monday in an interview that India is a far greater security risk in comparison to Pakistan.
Pakistan hosted the first Test Cricket match on home soil since the 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan team’s bus in Lahore that left six members injured. The series was given a thumbs up by the Sri Lankan Board after a lot of coaxing and cajoling by Pakistan.
Emphasising the full-proof arrangements of Pakistan, Mani said that the security concerns of cricketers touring to Pakistan should now be put to rest, as they have proved it through the success of the Sri Lankan Test series.
The PCB has now urged Bangladesh and other nations to visit Pakistan. Bangladesh is set to visit the country in January for three T20Is and two Tests.
Earlier, Sri Lankan Sports Minister Harin Fernando had refused to let the team visit Pakistan, citing security concerns. However, the Sri Lankan Board agreed after the Pakistani government assured security to the players.
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