Pakistan cricket seems to have suffered yet another setback as the Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to postpone a tour of its national Under-19 team to Pakistan.
The pull out has come at a time when the Bangladesh national football team just left Pakistan after playing the World Cup Football Qualifier against Pakistan on Sunday.
The Bangladesh U-19 team was scheduled to tour Pakistan later this month but a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said that they have got a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board to postpone the series.
The official declined to give reasons for the BCB’s decision but said the series could be played at a later date this year. The BCB’s request came in the wake of security concerns about playing in Pakistan in present situation, although the Pakistan Football Federation hosted the Bangladesh team for a World Cup qualifying match in Lahore on Sunday. The Bangladesh football officials had also initially asked the sport’s world governing body to move their World Cup qualifying match against Pakistan from Lahore but their request was rejected.
Bangladesh postpone U-19 tour to Pakistan
