Pakistan slams Bangladesh's 'inappropriate' decision
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January 2, 2013, Wednesday
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PAKISTAN yesterday criticized Bangladesh's decision to abandon a planned tour over security fears and threatened to bar its own players from playing in a Bangladeshi league.
The two nations were scheduled to play a Twenty20 and a one-day international in Lahore this month.
But on Monday Bangladesh shelved what would have been the first international cricket tour of Pakistan since militants wounded seven members of the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009.
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said the decision had been taken over fears for players' safety, following protests by Bangladeshis and a Facebook campaign against the tour.
But Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf said that the decision was "inappropriate".
"The decision to tour was up to the BCB," Ashraf said. "We never forced Bangladesh, but to say that the security situation was not conducive is inappropriate because their own delegation was satisfied with the arrangements."
Ashraf said the Pakistani government had promised top-level security.
"We had promised the best security arrangements and were hosting matches in Lahore, which is very safe," said Ashraf.
"An international eleven last year played matches in Karachi and there were no problems."
The two nations were scheduled to play a Twenty20 and a one-day international in Lahore this month.
But on Monday Bangladesh shelved what would have been the first international cricket tour of Pakistan since militants wounded seven members of the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009.
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said the decision had been taken over fears for players' safety, following protests by Bangladeshis and a Facebook campaign against the tour.
But Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf said that the decision was "inappropriate".
"The decision to tour was up to the BCB," Ashraf said. "We never forced Bangladesh, but to say that the security situation was not conducive is inappropriate because their own delegation was satisfied with the arrangements."
Ashraf said the Pakistani government had promised top-level security.
"We had promised the best security arrangements and were hosting matches in Lahore, which is very safe," said Ashraf.
"An international eleven last year played matches in Karachi and there were no problems."
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