adminLAHORE. — Pakistan’s Twenty20 cricket captain Shahid Afridi led his country in welcoming the Zimbabwe team on Tuesday and praised the visitors’ “courage” after they became the first Test-playing nation to visit in six years.
Zimbabwe arrived early on Tuesday under top-level security, and are set to play two Twenty20 internationals tomorrow and Sunday followed by three one-day matches on May 26, 29 and 31, all in Lahore. “I am delighted to see the return of international cricket to Pakistan,” Afridi said.
“It is like the spring of cricket after six years of autumn.”
“The courage of the Zimbabwe team must be praised and they delighted our fans who have been waiting for international cricket for quite some time now.” Zimbabwe are the first Test team to tour Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in March 2009, killing eight people and leading to the suspension of all international cricket in the country. — AFP.
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