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World wide Cricket Delegations, Sponsors hope Pakistan visits
For the nations who remain skeptical, they should have sent some delegation to come and be part of this event and watch what is happening in Pakistan... They are watching that the grounds are so full, they are watching the security given by the government and have understood Pakistan have the capacity to take any measures for the visiting team. Its turing out to be one of the best tours of all time for us.
Wilson Manase, the Zimbabwe Cricket chairman
Manase hoped Zimbabwe's visit would help change the perception of Pakistan in the international cricket community.
"I would like to indicate to the world - especially the Test-playing nations - that Pakistan is a safe country to play cricket," Manase said. "We need to encourage members of the ICC to relook at the position of not visiting Pakistan, and if they are watching how things have gone, they would realise that Pakistan, in the quest to have teams visit, have done great work to create an environment where cricket can be played safely.
"I can tell you that players were never reluctant. They were always ready to go, we never had any dissent within," Manase said. "All players who were selected did come. We are safe, the players are safe, and there is no problem.
While the security detail for Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan has been extremely heavy -thousands of personnel being only one of the measures put in place - the visitors have also been warmly embraced by the people of Pakistan, who have expressed their gratitude with cheers and posters during the first two Twenty20 internationals in Lahore.
"We have been welcomed greatly by the general population of this country," Manase said. "In actual fact the hospitality we have received here, we have not received anywhere in the word where we havegone to play cricket. We have felt safe here because the cricket board in conjunction with the government has made us feel secure." Zimbabweans Chairman said.
Zimbabweans has been thoroughly entertained, splendid respect, full hospitality, engergetic people responses, and strong modern security protection system in Lahore, Pakistan, foreign cricket delegations must start coming to Pakistan.
For the nations who remain skeptical, they should have sent some delegation to come and be part of this event and watch what is happening in Pakistan... They are watching that the grounds are so full, they are watching the security given by the government and have understood Pakistan have the capacity to take any measures for the visiting team. Its turing out to be one of the best tours of all time for us.
Wilson Manase, the Zimbabwe Cricket chairman
Manase hoped Zimbabwe's visit would help change the perception of Pakistan in the international cricket community.
"I would like to indicate to the world - especially the Test-playing nations - that Pakistan is a safe country to play cricket," Manase said. "We need to encourage members of the ICC to relook at the position of not visiting Pakistan, and if they are watching how things have gone, they would realise that Pakistan, in the quest to have teams visit, have done great work to create an environment where cricket can be played safely.
"I can tell you that players were never reluctant. They were always ready to go, we never had any dissent within," Manase said. "All players who were selected did come. We are safe, the players are safe, and there is no problem.
While the security detail for Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan has been extremely heavy -thousands of personnel being only one of the measures put in place - the visitors have also been warmly embraced by the people of Pakistan, who have expressed their gratitude with cheers and posters during the first two Twenty20 internationals in Lahore.
"We have been welcomed greatly by the general population of this country," Manase said. "In actual fact the hospitality we have received here, we have not received anywhere in the word where we havegone to play cricket. We have felt safe here because the cricket board in conjunction with the government has made us feel secure." Zimbabweans Chairman said.
Zimbabweans has been thoroughly entertained, splendid respect, full hospitality, engergetic people responses, and strong modern security protection system in Lahore, Pakistan, foreign cricket delegations must start coming to Pakistan.