The World XI players got to experience something unique, as they rode in Rikshaws to get the taste of Lahori culture here on Tuesday.
They did not get the chance to ride on the roads of Lahore, but that did not stop them from getting some insight of the Pakistani culture inside the Gaddafi stadium, in front of the spectators before the start of the first T20 international match of Independence Cup series.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) arranged a few decorated Rikshaws, which were painted in different colours for the World XI players to ride and get exposed to the rich culture of Lahore, in which rikshaws have their own significance – being decades-old mode of public transportation.
World XI players were delighted while on board on rikshaws and they waved hands to the crowd while passing through different enclosures during their voyage in the stadium.
At one stage, when one of the rikshaw of the caravan stopped, Darren Sammy of West Indies and Grant Elliott of New Zealand pushed the vehicle, while having a smile on their face.
“Surely it was once in a lifetime experience for the touring players to travel in the open rikshaws without roof tops,” said a spokesman of the PCB while talking to APP.
