It was a big week for Pakistan Cricket with celebration, injury, controversy, landmarks and serious gains abound as the cricket fans and cricket board alike prepare for a year that will prove to one of continuous challenges. Earlier, there had been much controversy surrounding the ICC’s plan which had given Pakistan the least number of international engagements in the coming calendar year, bellow both Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Now, however, Pakistan has managed to secure for itself around 20 new international games than before. Earlier, Pakistan had been scheduled to play 104 internationals between May 2019 and May 2023. Another major win for the board was that the increased pitch-time comes without any consequence to the increasing space that the Pakistan Super League is taking on the country’s yearly cricket calendar.

Source: Pakistan Today December 20, 2017 16:18 UTC