Pakistan safety staff to evaluation preparations at venues in India forward of World Cup

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Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam have a good time after successful the match towards India. — Reuters/File 
  • Delegation to evaluation safety, preparations at venues: sources. 
  • Delegation more likely to go to after PCB elects new chairman, say sources.
  • Go to seemingly after consultations with Inside Ministry, FO.

Pakistan is ready to ship its safety delegation to India for inspection of the venues earlier than giving clearance to the staff to journey to the neighbouring nation for this 12 months’s World Cup, sources instructed Geo Information on Saturday. 

In line with the sources, the delegation will evaluation the safety and different preparations on the venues designated for Pakistan’s matches. 

Moreover, that the delegation will go to the arch-rival nation after consultations with the Ministry of Inside and Ministry of Overseas Affairs, the sources stated. 

The delegation will seemingly go to India’s Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) elects a brand new chairman. 

“The safety delegation will go along with illustration from the PCB to examine the venues the place Pakistan will play and in addition the safety and different preparations made for them within the World Cup,” an official supply within the Inter-Provincial Coordination (Sports activities) Ministry was quoted as saying by Press Belief of India on Saturday.

“Earlier than any tour to India, it’s normal follow for the cricket board to hunt permission from the federal government which usually sends a delegation to India,” the official stated.

“The delegation will work together with the officers there and focus on and examine with them the safety and different preparations for our gamers, officers, followers and media, who will go for the event.

“The PCB will share the report with the ICC and BCCI if the delegation has any issues.”

Earlier, the PCB shared its official stance on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after its schedule was launched by the sport’s governing physique on Tuesday.

In line with a PCB spokesperson, the board “requires the Authorities of Pakistan’s clearance for any tour to India, together with the match venues”.

“We’re liaising with our authorities for steering, and as quickly as we hear one thing from them, we’ll replace the Occasion Authority [ICC]. This place is per what we had instructed the ICC a few weeks in the past once they shared with us the draft schedule and sought our suggestions,” the spokesperson added.

Pakistan’s schedule for ICC World Cup 2023:

October 6: Pak vs Qualifier 1 in Hyderabad

October 12: Pak vs Qualifier 2 in Hyderabad

October 15: Pak vs India in Ahmedabad

October 20: Pak vs Australia in Bengaluru

October 23: Pak vs Afghanistan in Chennai

October 27: Pak vs South Africa in Chennai

October 31: Pak vs Bangladesh in Kolkata

November 4: Pak vs New Zealand Bengaluru

November 12: Pak vs England in Kolkata

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