Pakistan Cricket Board organized a podcast wherein their chairman Ehsan Mani said that it is important for Pakistan cricket and its development to host major ICC tournaments. PCB is planning to join hands with the Emirates Cricket Board and bid for the ICC events in the cycle of 2023 to 2031.

“We had expressed an interest to host five to six events and, frankly, it is likely we won’t be getting more than one or two. But we also thought out of the box to bid jointly with another country,” Mani said.

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“I have already begun speaking with the Emirates Cricket Board for a team-up. It is to increase the chances of hosting some of it together but, again, it needs cooperation. There are a few events with 16 games and then there are events with 30-40 games. So depending on the scale, the workload can be divided between us,” he added.

ESPNcricinfo reported that ICC had invited interest from its Member nations until March 15 for 20 global events for the 2023-2031 cycle. However,  the meetings have been deferred indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“We intend to make a very serious expression of our interest in this matter. We will be getting full government support as well. The ICC delegation did meet with Dr Fahmida Mirza, the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination who also handles sports in the country. And the ICC got a very positive impression” the PCB chairman said.

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Pakistan played their first Test on home soil after a gap of ten years in December 2019. In 2009, the Sri Lankan team was attacked in Lahore, Pakistan, Terrorists fired indiscriminately on Sri Lanka’s team bus. It injured seven Sri Lankan players and staff while 8 people lost their lives. Since then No international cricket hasn’t been played in Pakistan.