ECB announcement to visit Pakistan a welcome step forward: Fawad Ch 

Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said that the announcement of English Cricket Board (ECB) to visit Pakistan in 2022 is a welcome step forward.

On his official twitter handle, the Federal Minister wrote that he would like to thank stars of cricket world, diplomatic community, media and cricket lovers around the world on their support for Pakistan Cricket.

Pakistan has emerged as a strong and resilient nation, said Fawad.

Announcement of ECB to visit Pakistan next year is a welcome step,I would like to thank stars of cricket world, diplomatic community, Media And Cricket lovers around the world on their support for pakistan Cricket, yet again Pak has emerged as strong and resilient nation

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 29, 2021

ECB angered Pakistan by pulling out of tour, since then it is ECB’s first official public statement.

Earlier in the day, the ECB apologized for cancelling Pakistan’s scheduled tour.

ECB Chairman Ian Watmore in an official statement said that the people in Pakistan were really upset with decision to withdraw tour.

The decision was taken by the cricket board and the players were not consulted about it, he said.

Ian Watmore further added that by next winter, England would commit to a full tour comprising three Tests and five one-day internationals.

The team had to play two T20Is at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 13 and 14 October.

In 2020, Pakistan visited England and now it was anticipating English boys in the realm as gratitude, friendship, and give and take gesture.

It took more than a decade to rebuild Pakistan’s image that was lost after third-party inclusion during the 2009 Sri Lanka tour.