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BCB accepts PCB invite

Tigers to play five ODIs in Pakistan next month

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) accepted Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) offer to play a five-match one-day series next month after Cricket Australia announced yesterday that they postponed their scheduled tour of Pakistan for security reasons.
"We have agreed in principle to tour Pakistan next month. But the details of the tour are being worked out and will be announced soon. We have to place it in our board before taking a final decision," said BCB’s media committee chairman Ahmed Sajjadul Alam yesterday.
BCB however was not too much concerned over the security fears in Pakistan, where at least 26 people were killed by suicide attacks in Lahore on Tuesday prompting the
postponement of the Australian tour which was scheduled to begin on March 29.
"We will want the same security we usually enjoy on any other tour," saidAlam.
Bangladesh made the positive response as it would hardly clash with their future international commitments with the Tigers' next assignment - a triangular series at home involving India and Pakistan in May - is all set to be pushed back due to the billion-dollar T\venty20 tournament in India from April 18.
Bangladesh will play three one-day internationals in Australia in August while their next full series at home against New Zealand is in November.
"We still need to adjust a few things before finalising the tour," Alam said without elaborating.
The only concern for the board is that the unscheduled tour might irk the officials of the Premier Division League clubs, who would miss the services of the national players if the tour was confirmed.
Pakistan last month also invited India for five one-day matches as an alternative if the Australians refused to tour, but the arch-rivals turned down the invitation citing a busy schedule.
AFP adds from Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf told a press conference they had contacted other countries as potential replacements and hoped Bangladesh would come instead, and later lb esday the PCB got its wish.
Ashraf said he hoped the Australia tour would be rescheduled once they get security clearance.
"The Australian series is not cancelled, it is postponed for the time-being and we hope that once their security team gives clearance Australia tour us whenever they get a time slot." said Ashraf.
The PCB chief denied that Pakistan faced financial losses because of the postponement.