KARACHI, May 22 (AFP) : Pakistan is ready to propose a neutral venue for the World Cup 2011 matches of which it was stripped in a bid to find a solution to an increasingly bitter dispute, the PCB chairman said Friday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which last month said games scheduled to take place in Pakistan would have to be moved because of security fears, has convened a June 3 meeting in Dubai to discuss the matter.
The meeting announcement followed legal moves by Pakistan launched in protest at plans to relocate the World Cup 2011 secretariat from Lahore to Mumbai.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said all possible efforts will be made to get the matches back on Pakistani soil.
"We will, as per the hosts' agreement we have all signed, submit a satisfactory security plan to the ICC for games in Pakistan. Should that plan not be satisfactory then we will put forward a proposal for a neutral venue," Butt said before leaving for South Africa.
The PCB chairman, who also visited Sri Lanka and India to drum up support earlier this week, is due to meet officials of the South African, Zimbabwean and Australian Boards during his visit to watch Indian Premier League matches.
Butt said Pakistan was looking at either the United Arab Emirates -- where they hosted the West Indies last year and Australia in April-May this year -- or Malaysia.
"We have in our minds the options of the Middle East and Kuala Lumpur. That process and procedure is part of the hosting agreement that we all signed," said Butt, whose Board was also deprived of the Champions Trophy 2009.
In February this year, the ICC moved the eight-team Trophy from Pakistan to South Africa after several teams refused to tour over security fears.
Pakistan to propose neutral venues for World Cup
FE Team | Published: May 23, 2009 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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