Kiwis, Windies agree to play in Pakistan

A senior PCB official said that efforts have been made during the recent ICC meeting in Kuala Lumpur to arrange some one-day matches for Pakistan in the vacant period in the FTP calendar over the next few years."We have achieved considerable success in this regard as some 38 matches have either been finalised or are being negotiated with different boards," PCB chief executive Shafqat Naghmi said.
He said West Indies and New Zealand have agreed to visit Pakistan in August before the ICC Champions Trophy is held in Pakistan to play a tri-series on double league basis."The series will give our team and West Indies and New Zealand valuable practise before the Champions Trophy in September," Naghmi said.
Pakistan failed to persuade India to play three one-day games in Pakistan in mid-March.
Pakistan, desperate to organise some international matches, due to the cloud of uncertainty hanging over Australia's tour in March-April had invited India to play a series of three one-day games in Lahore in mid-March.