Peshawar may not host ODI
Pti, undated
The Indian itinerary for the tour of Pakistan looks like heading for another change with Peshawar unlikely to host the second one-day international. This leaves Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to grapple with yet another problem barely a week before India's arrival.The Northwest Frontier Province government has written to the PCB and said that it cannot host the second ODI in Peshawar on February 8 following the period of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year. The letter was received a couple of days ago and the PCB has been discussing the situation with the Pakistan interior ministry. The dates for the one-day series had already been altered with Rawalpindi and Peshawar swapping places because of the concerns over providing security. A top PCB official said a final decision on Peshawar would be made in the next 24 hours in consultation with the interior secretary. "PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan is meeting the interior secretary in Islamabad on Monday and the final decision would be made in that meeting. "The NWFP government has expressed its inability to host the match in the wake of Muharram. They feel they don't have enough manpower to provide top grade security to the two teams and also maintain complete law and order in the city and the adjoining areas."
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