Zimbabwe to play in Pakistan this month

For the last six years, no international cricket involving a Full Member has been played in Pakistan. Zimbabwe Cricket has announced that the Z-team will play two T20I matches and three ODIs late in this month.

All the matches will be played in Lahore, so it would be a bit grandiose to call this a "tour". Seems odd to choose Lahore.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-zimbabwe-2015/content/story/868453.html

Well, it was finally confirmed two days ago after a Zimbabwean official said they'd pulled out of it after the bus attack.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1182156/zimbabwe-officially-confirms-its-tour-to-pakistan-says-pcb

Pakistani umpires and officials. An exemption was granted by the ICC.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-zimbabwe-2015/content/story/877303.html

Hmm. I've got a bad feeling about this.


There's enough corruption and extremist infiltration in the Pakistani military and police force for a terrorist attack to occur no matter how much security is promised. If there's a will.....

Henry wrote:Hmm. I've got a bad feeling about this.


There's enough corruption and extremist infiltration in the Pakistani military and police force for a terrorist attack to occur no matter how much security is promised. If there's a will.....

IIRC SL had Presidential level security

Sounds like a potential fixer's dream as well, with non-ICC officials in charge.

Yep .... a bookies orgasmic fantasy!

Is Amir available yet?

Yes.
But only if they don't call overstepping by a foot a no ball.

apparently the spirit world has designated Hansie to clip thye bookies' tickets

Something I did not hear about at the time was that there was in fact a suicide bomber during the second ODI, killing one police officer and one civilian, as well as the attacker.