Lahore, Aug 3 (UNI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected as 'baseless' a report suggesting South Africa have requested the PCB to change its Pakistan tour itinerary following security concerns over their ODI match in Peshawar later this year.
PCB's Director of Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan said till now the tour would proceed as per schedule as the Board has received no such request from their South African counterpart on this issue.
He, however, added that the PCB might delete Peshawar and Rawalpindi from the proposed ODI venue list against South Africa, but wholly on their discretion and not on Cricket South Africa's (CSA) request.
''As the host country, it is our right to select venues for matches and we are going to decide if a change in the itinerary is necessary,'' he was quoted by 'The News' as saying.
''We are thinking about it but if there is a revision in the itinerary, it would be done by us,'' he explained.
Greame Smith's men are slated to tour Pakistan on September 27 to play two Tests and five ODIs.
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PCB's Director of Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan said till now the tour would proceed as per schedule as the Board has received no such request from their South African counterpart on this issue.
He, however, added that the PCB might delete Peshawar and Rawalpindi from the proposed ODI venue list against South Africa, but wholly on their discretion and not on Cricket South Africa's (CSA) request.
''As the host country, it is our right to select venues for matches and we are going to decide if a change in the itinerary is necessary,'' he was quoted by 'The News' as saying.
''We are thinking about it but if there is a revision in the itinerary, it would be done by us,'' he explained.
Greame Smith's men are slated to tour Pakistan on September 27 to play two Tests and five ODIs.
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