Cricket Australia postpones Pakistan tour, players’ presence in IPL now certain
Cricket Australia has postponed the Pakistan tour scheduled for this month saying new dates would be fixed soon, boosting chances of a host of players to participate in the DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament.
Cricket Australia and Pakistan Cricket Board chairmen will meet in Dubai later this month to discuss the new fixtures.
There have been allegations that the boards were conspiring to enable players take part in the IPL, reportedly under pressure from the BCCI.
Almost a dozen people were feared killed on Tuesday at Lahore’s when a bomb ripped through the office of Pakistan’s premier investigation agency, underscoring Cricket Australia’s security concerns about the tour
The announcement came on the same day there was a lethal bombing in the Pakistan city of Lahore.
Australia’s last tour of Pakistan was in 1998.