ABU DHABI: Pakistan and South African cricket officials yesterday agreed on more cricketing cooperation after deciding on a short limited over series later this month.
Pakistan will tour South Africa for a short tour with three one-day and two Twenty20 matches to fill the gap that was created by a shortened India tour to the Proteas in December.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) interim chairman Najam Sethi and Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the short trip.
Sethi said South Africa will allow Pakistani players to feature in their domestic cricket.
“I have talked to Lorgat and he has promised me to encourage our players to play in their local leagues,” Sethi told reporters.
“My concern is that our players should play in India in the IPL and I will talk (about that) when I meet (the) Indian cricket board chief next week,” said Sethi.
Pakistani players featured in the inaugural IPL in 2008 but were then barred from it in the wake of strained relations between the two nations. AFP
