ECB CEO Tom Harrison flies to Pakistan to mend relations with PCB

According
to
sources
in
the
PCB,
besides
meeting
Raja,
Harrison
is
also
due
to
call
Prime
Minister
Imran
Khan
in
Islamabad
before
he
flies
out
to
Dubai
for
the
final
of
the
T20
World
Cup
and
the
ICC
Executive
Board
meeting
on
November
17.

The
England
men’s
team
was
set
to
tour
Pakistan
in
October
for
the
first
time
since
2005,
while
their
women
have
never
played
in
that
country.

However,
ECB
had
cancelled
both
the
series,
citing
“mental
and
physical
well-being”
of
players
and
security
concerns,
a
decision
that
was
met
with
heavy
criticism.

Harrison’s
decision
to
come
to
Pakistan
comes
on
the
heels
of
the
announcement
by
Cricket
Australia
that
it
will
be
touring
Pakistan
early
next
year.

Australia
set
to
tour
Pakistan
for
first
time
since
1998

Australia’s
confirmation
to
send
its
team
to
Pakistan
had
come
just
days
after
the
West
Indies
board
also
announced
it
would
be
touring
Pakistan
in
December
for
a
white
ball
series.

The
confirmation
by
the
two
boards
has
come
as
welcome
news
for
the
PCB,
which
was
shattered
by
the
decision
by
New
Zealand
Cricket
to
pull
out
its
team
from
the
tour
of
Pakistan
in
September
because
of
security
threats
and
later
the
ECB’s
decision
to
also
not
send
its
teams
for
white
ball
matches.

But
one
PCB
source
made
it
clear
that
while
Harrison’s
visit
was
welcome
and
so
was
his
assurance
that
England
would
make
a
full
tour
of
Pakistan
late
next
year,
Ramiz
would
be
taking
up
the
case
against
New
Zealand
Cricket
and
ECB
strongly
at
the
ICC
board
meeting.