THE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed disappointment with the decision of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to not take up an offer to tour Pakistan later this year.The West Indies and Pakistan are scheduled to play in two Tests, five One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals in September and October. The PCB had been optimistic of getting the regional team to play the T20 leg of the tour on Pakistan soil.Despite promises of steep compensation and military grade protection the WICB reportedly considered security concerns in an often volatile Pakistan as too major a consideration to take up the offer.
The country has not hosted an elite cricket nation since 2009 when militants attacked Sri Lanka. All its games including the inaugural Pakistan Cricket League (PCL) have been played in the UAE.
“We wanted the Twenty20s to be played in Pakistan and made an effort but the West Indies Cricket Board have refused saying they have security fears, so the full series will be played in (the) United Arab Emirates,” explained Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan.

(Sportsmax.com)