Comments on: BCB stance on Pakistan tour inappropriate: PCB

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:35:36 +0000

PCB should not let its players to play for BPL, SIMPLE…Security is just an excuse, Which place on this earth is safe??? None…Isn’t it funny? BCB’s delegation can visit Pakistan without security concern but cricket team cannot because of security concern. Why no body talks about security concern when other teams visit Bangladesh? Remember World Cup 2011 when Bangladeshi fans threw stones at West Indies bus?

By: aku

aku — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:14:52 +0000

Actually I am happy about BCB’s decision. It is appalling to see PCB and many other Pakistanis asking foreign teams to visit Pakistan when we very well know the security situation in our country. If we cannot protect one government minister, how can we protect anybody else. A cricket team would anyway be a very juicy target for the talibans. Let us get our house in order first and concentrate on what is more important rather than inviting cricket teams to Pakistan. I am sure PPP wants to do this just to move the minds away from the dirty politics and corruption they are playing up in the country.

By: rahi

rahi — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:05:21 +0000

We also feeling bad for that ……… Pakistan is very friendly ……..

By: Samir Al Haque

Samir Al Haque — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:02:55 +0000

It is game. there have no politics. But when there is safety region, why any them take the risk? Every day there have at least one bomb blast in Pakistan, So first of all PK should secured their state and, then, they can invite foreign teams to visit Pakistan. We respect the PK team, and I think this tour is very impotent for the Bangladeshi team, but why should they risk their life. they are player not SOLDIER.

By: Subterraneo

Subterraneo — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:08:31 +0000

@People-with-short-memories:

Bangladesh have already helped restart cricket in Pakistan once. The NZ tour of PAK in 2002 (till date, the last tour by NZ of PAK) was cancelled midway when a powerful bomb exploded outside the hotel where the NZ team was lodged (one player, perhaps Cairns, was in the lobby at the moment of the explosion and recalled the thrust felt and maybe the glass shattering). The subsequent tours by AUS and WI were moved to UAE. Then BD visited PAK in 2003 to kick off an unusually long period of continuous cricket in PAK (2003 – 2008 Asia Cup), during which SA, ENG, IND, WI and SL visited (not NZ or AUS though).

Not only did BD repay PAK’s support for Test status on that occasion, they put up a very competitive show (just ask Rashid Latif) and won many local hearts. President Parvez Musharraf honoured players like Bashar, Rafique and Ashraful for their performances and acknowledged the role of the team in bringing back cricket to the land.

That said, it was distasteful of BCB to make a written commitment.

By: Rais

Rais — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:14:22 +0000

There are bomb blasts happening everyday and they expect foreign teams to visit?

A Pakistani

By: Aslam

Aslam — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:11:36 +0000

Hahahahaha!!! what a threat Paki players withdrawing from BPL….Beggars can never be choosers

By: Mazher

Mazher — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:00:22 +0000

BCB has taken good decision.But i ll request BCB to play cricket in Pakistan when security is confirmed.

By: Urfi

Urfi — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:30:23 +0000

What is inappropriate is the security situation in Pakistan. PCB’s insistence that it is safe for foreign teams to visit Pakistan, where even Pakistani’s are not safe, is clearly ludicrous. Safety should always come first.

By: Kaja

Kaja — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:18:39 +0000

Come on!! Even Pakistan cricket players are not safe in Pakistan and will choose to opt “not” playing in the country. How can you expect other teams to come in? Time to clean up your country guys. Takes time but start doing it….