West Indies Call Off Abu Dhabi Tests
The proposed Test series between West Indies and Pakistan, planned originally for Abu Dhabi in November, will not be going ahead, after West Indies cited problems in their schedule. The decision leaves Pakistan with no Test cricket this year, despite repeated efforts by the board in the recent months to slot them in. “The West Indies board have informed us that they cannot go ahead with the series,” Salim Altaf, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s director-general, told Cricinfo. Had it gone ahead, the two-Test series would have taken place after the three ODIs between the two countries at the same venue [...]
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West Indies Propose Abu Dhabi Tests with Pakistan
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has proposed a two-Test offshore series with Pakistan in November this year, an offer the fixture-starved Pakistan Cricket Board is considering. If agreed, the Tests would take place in Abu Dhabi, after the three-ODI series between the two sides on November 12, 14 and 16. “We have received a proposal from the WICB about two Tests this November,” a PCB official told Cricinfo. “Many things have to be considered, such as the TV rights, gate money and so on. We will seriously consider the proposal.” Ijaz Butt, the newly appointed chairman of the PCB, [...]
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