BCB Has Agreed To Tour Pakistan And Here Is How We Analyze The Development

After a lot of confusion during the last few weeks finally, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to tour Pakistan. There is for sure, more to the development than what meets the eye and hence, we analyze the pros and cons of the entire episode.

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Has Pakistan Sacrificed The 2020 Asia Cup And Should It Make A Difference If That’s The Case?

Rumours suggest that Pakistan has secured the tour while assuring the BCB that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will withdraw its claim to this year’s 2020 Asia Cup in favour of Bangladesh. Nevertheless, it’s a good bargain even if that’s really the case because India would have raised objections in a likely scenario and Pakistan eventually would not have been able to host the event.

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Adds Colour To Pakistan’s Home Season

The tour adds color to Pakistan’s home season on one hand and fills empty space in April on the other. So, for the first time in more than a decade the green shirts will host two different intentional sides for a Test series.

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Improves Relations With In Asia

Pakistan has a sour relationship with cricket boards from India and Afghanistan. The situation was pretty much the same with BCB a little while ago. The confirmation of the tour then should help in improving Pakistan’s relations with in Asian Test playing community and therefore, the development holds significance for PCB.

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Not A Proper Tour Really But Definitely Ticks Another Box

Bangladesh will be visiting Pakistan in three different legs and thus, it cannot be termed as a proper tour. Nevertheless, another international team has agreed to play in the country. If all three legs of the proposed tour go fine then PCB should have a strong argument to offer when it talks to bigger boards like the Cricket Australia (CA), English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) etc.

So, PCB should be happy after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to tour Pakistan. The development has more pros than cons and hopefully, it will go a long way in the resumption of internation cricket in the country.