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 PCB outraged by Smith's opposition to Tri-Series
29th Aug 2008 16:01 IST
Agencies
Outraged by South African captain Graeme Smith's opposition to the idea of having a tri-nation one-day series with Pakistan to compensate for the postponed Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board said foreign players have been "insensitive" towards the strife-torn country's problems.
"We graciously accepted the postponement of the tournament which is a big setback to our cricket because players raised a hue and cry over the security. But it seems as if these players just don't understand the problems being faced by us," one senior official said.
Smith said it would not be in the best interest of the team to play an unscheduled series at home against Pakistan next month as the team had many injury problems that needed to be put right before a packed season.
Pakistan has spoken to the Cricket South Africa to organise the series next month and have apparently also got a favourable response from Sri Lanka but a senior official admitted lot of things needed to be finalised, including sponsorship and broadcasters for the proposed series.
"We are trying to play cricket anywhere. If we organise a tournament in Pakistan, India, West Indies and Sri Lanka will be available to tour as they said they had no issues on playing in Pakistan.
"India is coming to play in Pakistan in January and want their players to rest due to the postponement of the CT so India can be ruled out. We will be playing West Indies in a bilateral three-match series in November in Abu Dhabi so inviting them was out of question. |
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