Pakistan Cricket in 2009

[fkhan2]

2009 is right around the corner and I can say with gurantee that Pakistan can look forward to plenty of cricket. The reason being most of the cricket is scheduled to play out of Pakistan :p.

• According to latest news reports if India cancels Pakistan tour, Srilanka have shown interest to tour Pakistan for a 2 tests and 3 ODI series.

• Pakistan will also be playing a T20 Tri-series in Abu Dhabi in April 2009 which will feature South African Srilankan teams.

• If I am not mistaken Australia promised to tour Pakistanin April 2009 for a 5 ODI and a T20 game series. Things have changed between then and now and it will be interesting to see the stance of both PCB and ACB on this series.

However I also read this online last week

Punter’s astonishing '09 itinerary

The article said:

**After the busy domestic months of January and February Australia tours South Africa through to late April. It’s in this time period the mega-rich IPL starts but men like Ponting and Australia’s one-day stars will be instead tied up with a "payback’’ one-day series against Pakistan pencilled in for May. **
**Australia cancelled their tour of Pakistan in March due to safety concerns and are set to play a make-good series of seven one-dayers, possibly in Abu-Dhabi. **

• Pakistan will be travelling to England during June 2009 to participate in the 2nd T20 World Cup.

• During July- August 2009, Pakistan will tour Srilanka for a series of 3 Tests and 5 ODI’s.

In November 2009 Pakistan will tour Australia for a 3 Tests and 5 ODI series. Last I heard, another series with Kiwis was squeezed in between the test and ODI series with Austraia. Nothing wrong with that except that the Kiwi series is scheduled to be in Pakistan.

[dhobi_bhai]

@fkhan2

• If I am not mistaken Australia promised to tour Pakistanin April 2009 for a 5 ODI and a T20 game series. Things have changed between then and now and it will be interesting to see the stance of both PCB and ACB on this series.

In November 2009 Pakistan will tour Australia for a 3 Tests and 5 ODI series. Last I heard, another series with Kiwis was squeezed in between the test and ODI series with Austraia. Nothing wrong with that except that the Kiwi series is scheduled to be in Pakistan.

Well, Australia said after the tour cancellation earlier in 2008 that due to the crunch window for 2009, they will visit Pakistan in “two” separate visits. Either the Tests are up first or ODI’s. If I remember, they did not talk about having a full tour. And especially not a word was said about having the series played in Abu Dhabi.

As things stand now, if India does not visit, that is the only place where Australia may play a ‘half-series’ with Pakistan. Sad state of affairs, from hosting Asia Cup on home soil to depending on UAE to host all Pakistan home games.

So if Sri Lanka visits Pakistan, what message is that going to send to BCCI for not sending Indian team? Is there any meaningful cricket besides 2 Tests with Sri Lanka? Not till July-August for a 3-test series with Sri Lanka again. The real series is not even until November 2009, everthing in-between is not proper cricket (ready to be sacrificed in the name of Twenty20).

[maihu_don]

.... So if Sri Lanka visits Pakistan, what message is that going to send to BCCI for not sending Indian team? .....

IT's a government decision .. BCCI cannt do anything .....