(Reuters) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan hopes that Zimbabwe’s tour of the country will be a proving ground for others and has called on their Asian rivals to lead the way.
Zimbabwe are the first test-playing nation to tour Pakistan since a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore left the driver dead and several players injured.
The African side play two Twenty20 internationals, starting on Friday, and three one-day internationals, all in the same city as that gun attack six years ago.
Khan said the tour would prove Pakistan could protect touring teams, even if he did suggest they were still learning about how to attain the safest measures for visiting sides.
“There is a lot of anticipation for this series as we are hopeful it will open doors for more tours in the future,” the PCB chief told reporters yesterday.
“More importantly, it will also allow us and the government and security agencies to practically assess what more can be done to make touring sides more secure.”
