West Indies tour of Pakistan postponed

The highly anticipated West Indies tour of Pakistan that was scheduled to be held this month is most likely to be postponed due to smog in Lahore.

Thick smog has blanketed Lahore, where the matches were expected to be held, and the commitment of West Indies' major players to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) became the main reasons for the postponement of the three-match T20I series, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Dawn News.

Both PCB and West Indies Cricket Board had agreed that West Indies will tour Pakistan in November, but now it is unlikely to happen because of the smog and some other reasons, the official said.

“The Meteorological Department had been unable to specify a time frame for the dissipation of the smog,” the official added. According to the official, both the boards are now considering other possible dates for the bilateral series.

The tour is expected to take place after March 2018, the official said. West Indies tour was subject to the success of ICC World XI’s tour of Pakistan.