HARARE: The Zimbabwe cricket team is set to visit Pakistan on May 22, according to a Zimbabwean newspaper, Express News reported.
On May 12, Zimbabwe had announced their 16-men squad for Pakistan tour at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, which is expected to end a seven-year suspension of international cricket in Pakistan.
Pakistan has provided fresh and concrete guarantees with regards to maintaining security during the team’s tour, the newspaper reported.
Read: Zimbabwe announce squad for Pakistan tour
Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was busy making breaknec+k attempts to save Zimbabwe’s upcoming tour of Pakistan.
The events took a dramatic turn when news emerged that Zimbabwe have decided to suspend their tour of Pakistan on their sports regulatory body’s advice, which deemed the tour unsafe. The reports took social media and news channels by storm in the country.
Read: Last-ditch efforts under way to save Zimbabwe tour
However, when almost all resigned to the fact that international cricket will remain suspended in Pakistan, another development took place just 15 minutes later when Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said that talks are still going on and a final decision is yet to be taken.
The recent surge in violence on Wednesday in Karachi, which left more than 40 people dead, seems to have influenced the whole scenario.
Read: 43 dead, eight injured in bus attack on Karachi’s Ismaili community
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