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Pak offers Zim to play T20s instead of ODIs

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Pak pulling a fast one on us here. Not cool at all. But again its our fault. We just negotiated badly, very badly. Our players risked a lot. To go besides the fact that they needed the money. For what was at stake we had good leverage and we should have at the very least had the MOU signed for the return leg signed before we even went to PAK.


Pakistan after taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series against Sri Lanka has now forwarded Zimbabwe with an offer to play a T20 series rather than ODIs, Express News reported on Friday.

According to the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, Pakistan has not yet signed an MoU to play the series in August.

Earlier, West Indies was invited to play a tri-series when Pakistan was supposed to visit Zimbabwe for a reciprocal visit in August.

Pakistan currently stand on the eighth position with 90 points while West Indies are ninth on the International Cricket Council’s ODI team rankings.

If West Indies is not called in for a series in Zimbabwe, then Pakistan will have easily qualified for the 2017 Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in England even if they lose the last ODI to Sri Lanka in the ongoing five-match series.

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The PCB can go do one, I hope that's the last time we do them any favours! :evil:

Hopefully the West Indies will still tour as we need all the cricket we can get.
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I'm too lazy to read it again but arent they just offering that modification?
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Poor stuff, but unfortunately thats how it works until and unless the ICC mans up and makes a firm schedule for all countries that can't be changed. With cricket's unique realities there's no need for Australia to play as many Tests as Bangladesh...but there needs to be enough fixtures guaranteed for all teams to have a meaningful competition.

PAK cannot risk the millions of dollars and the shame of missing out on CT and hence this move. Now if they play the series after Sep 30, I don't think it should be too bad. Provided the weather in ZIM is OK whenever they do play the series.
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