Pak tour of Bangladesh off
Friday, 6 March 2009
Bangladesh have postponed Pakistan's forthcoming tour of the country following government advice about security concerns, reports BBC.
The decision comes two days after seven people were killed following an armed attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore.
The tour was set to begin on March 10 and encompass two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals.
Pakistan are set to protest against Chris Broad's criticism of security measures in the country.
Broad - officiating as match referee in the second Test at the Gaddafi Stadium - was in a van with other officials behind the Sri Lanka bus when they came under fire from the masked gunmen.
"I am extremely angry that we were promised high-level security and in our hour of need that security vanished," the former England opener said Wednesday.
But Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt refuted Broad's allegations and said he will lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council, the world governing body.
"All he has said is totally untrue and fabricated," said Butt. "It's unfortunate that a gentleman of such a stature is saying such a thing."
The Bangladesh Cricket Board's decision to postpone the tour is yet another setback for Pakistan, who had announced a 16-man squad for the tour Wednesday.
The Bangladesh capital Dhaka was the scene of a bloody mutiny last week involving the country's border guards that left 74 people dead.
The decision comes two days after seven people were killed following an armed attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore.
The tour was set to begin on March 10 and encompass two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals.
Pakistan are set to protest against Chris Broad's criticism of security measures in the country.
Broad - officiating as match referee in the second Test at the Gaddafi Stadium - was in a van with other officials behind the Sri Lanka bus when they came under fire from the masked gunmen.
"I am extremely angry that we were promised high-level security and in our hour of need that security vanished," the former England opener said Wednesday.
But Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt refuted Broad's allegations and said he will lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council, the world governing body.
"All he has said is totally untrue and fabricated," said Butt. "It's unfortunate that a gentleman of such a stature is saying such a thing."
The Bangladesh Cricket Board's decision to postpone the tour is yet another setback for Pakistan, who had announced a 16-man squad for the tour Wednesday.
The Bangladesh capital Dhaka was the scene of a bloody mutiny last week involving the country's border guards that left 74 people dead.