Ramiz Raja & Tom Harrison Meet To Mend Ties Between PCB and ECB

Ramiz Raja and Tom Harrison met yesterday in Lahore to mend ties between the Pakistan and English cricket boards. Relations between the two boards had gone sour after ECB had refused to tour Pakistan prior to the T20 World Cup in October, 2021.

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Tom Harrison Announces Two Additional T20s During England’s Tour Of Pakistan, 2022

Talking to media after the meeting Chief Executive ECB, Tom Harrison said, “Myself and ECB’s Senior Director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face to face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancelation of our tour in October. We also wanted to discuss the future as the two boards have a historic relationship and want to move the agenda towards a forward-looking one as opposed to one looking back. We’re happy to announce that we’ll play two extra white-ball T20Is on our men’s tour of Pakistan in September/October 2022. We will then return after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia to complete the Test match element of that tour.

“This is just to reaffirm our commitment to Pakistan cricket to getting England teams, men’s and women’s teams, eventually playing in Pakistan at home. I don’t think there’s a cricketer in England who doesn’t want to test their abilities against the huge talent this country has and in the conditions they know best. We also talked with our colleagues at the PCB around pathway engagement, how we can support proposals around the women’s game and some interesting ideas around the domestic agenda here in Pakistan. We’re going to build on these plans going forward together and we’re excited about that too.”

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Ramiz Raja Excited 

Chairman PCB, Ramiz Raja also spoke to media following the meeting and said that, “The ECB have shown their large heartedness to be here for which I am thankful to Tom and Martin. It means a lot to us. We are excited that England have committed to playing two additional T20Is as part of their white-ball tour in September/October in 2022. We put in lot of efforts to make sure that all visiting teams are comfortable in Pakistan. As such, it is a matter of pride for the Pakistan fans, who look forward to welcoming Australia and England in 2022. England have got a great team and it’s mind-boggling how they’ve produced so many match-winners in a span of about five to seven years. They play very engaging and attractive cricket, which is fantastic for the fans and a big advertisement of the game.”