Australian security team due next month: Nasim
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Dr. Nasim Ashraf has said that Australian security team is due in Pakistan early next month ahead of their team’s tour of this country.
“The Australian team will be here in the first week of March”, he was quoted as saying in a report. “The team will assess security arrangements at venues of their team’s matches in Pakistan”, he said.
He said chances of Australian cricket team touring Pakistan next month have brightened after peaceful polls in this country. “We have already told the Cricket Australia that there is no security problem in this country”
Nasim Ashraf said that Australian team would arrive in Pakistan in the last week of next month. However, the schedule of matches will be finalised after security team’s visit.
He said PCB has told Cricket Australia that South African, Zimbabwean, Australia A and Australia Under-19 cricket teams had already toured Pakistan and there was no security threat to Pakistan.
PCB, meanwhile, is contemplating to organize mini one-day series against different teams including India.
Security team of Australia has agreed to review the security arrangements at Pakistani grounds after the peaceful elections in the country. Venues of the matches would be decided after the arrival of security team, PCB Chairman added. Cricket Australia reiterated commitment to tour Pakistan in a meeting of the cricket officials of the two countries in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week, he said.