Former Australian Legendary Greg Chappell recently commented on Pakistan Cricket. The issue was the refusal of international cricket teams to tour Pakistan for Test or ODI series for security reasons. Terrorist activities are very severe in Pakistan Since January 2008 and there are some political tensions as well. Greg Chappell had said that the world cricket community should take some steps forward to prevent Pakistan going into international isolation. Chappell added that he had sympathy for Pakistan but also added that teams like Australia and New Zealand have realistic fear about touring to Pakistan. Chappell also suggested that Pakistan should organize matches on neutral venues like Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
Former Australian Legend Greg Chappell recently made a statement on Pakistan Cricket. The issue was the refusal of international cricket teams to tour Pakistan for Test or ODI series for security reasons. Chappell was in favor of Australian team’s decision of not to tour Pakistan to play in the ICC Champions Trophy this year. Chappell also added that Pakistan had to take serious steps to save the cricket in Pakistan. Blasts can happen anywhere in the world but Pakistan had some serious problems from the start of this year. There is a sudden increase in terrorist activities since January 2008 and there are many problems at the political level also. According to Chappell, Pakistan is a dangerous place to visit for cricket teams.
Pakistan Cricket had a disastrous nine months in 2008. Top teams like Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England and West Indies have refused to tour Pakistan for security reasons. Australia refused to tour Pakistan earlier this year for a series scheduled by ICC due to several bomb blasts. And due to this Pakistan hadn’t played a single test match in 2008! The biggest blow for Pakistan came when ICC was forced to postpone the ICC Champions Trophy till the next October as five of the eight teams had refused to tour Pakistan after severe bomb blasts in Pakistan.
Greg Chappell has added that he had a lot of sympathy for Pakistan he also felt that teams like Australia and New Zealand have realistic reasons to fear to traveling to Pakistan. He mentioned that when New Zealand last toured Pakistan, there was a huge bomb blast in Karachi. The players saw several human bodies around them and they were really scared.
Greg Chappell has said that the world cricket community will have to take serious steps to prevent Pakistan going into international isolation. Chappell was in favor of Australian team’s decision of not to tour Pakistan to play in the ICC Champions Trophy this year. Chappell also had some suggestions for Pakistan Cricket. He added that Pakistan should organize matches on neutral venues like Sharjah and Abu Dhabi till the political chaos and the terrorist activities reduced in Pakistan.
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