Photo Getty ImagesJimmy Neesham looks the prime New Zealand contender to be selected for the World XI to play a Twenty20 cricket series in Pakistan next month. An International Cricket Council security unit is expected to visit Lahore on August 26 and 27 as part of the vetting procedure. Neesham's selection can only be thwarted if New Zealand Cricket refuse to issue a "no objection certificate". Daniel Vettori and Grant Elliott are among the former New Zealand players believed to have been approached for the World XI series. The World XI matches mark the third time international players have visited Pakistan since the March 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 23, 2017 05:03 UTC