Domingo ready to go to Pakistan
Uncertainty has surrounded Bangladesh’s scheduled tour of Pakistan later this month. While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was confident and adamant about hosting all three scheduled T20Is and two Tests, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said that they would prefer a short tour but that too depended on whether the board could form a good team for the tour as a number of players and coaching staff were unwilling to travel to Pakistan.
However, Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo made his stance regarding travelling to Pakistan clear yesterday.
“I think some guys [in the team management] are not keen to go. But if we have to, then I am going,” Domingo told Cricbuzz yesterday.
The Bangladesh coaching staff comprises four South Africans -- Domingo, batting consultant Neil McKenzie, fielding coach Ryan Cook and newly appointed physiotherapist Julian Calefato. The other members are New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori, the spin consultant, Indian analyst Shrinivas Chandrasekaran and strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan from Sri Lanka.
While the Bangladesh head coach said he had no issue travelling to Pakistan, a final decision regarding the tour is still pending.
BCB President Nazmul Hassan had earlier said that talks were still ongoing with players as the board prepares to form the T20 squad. Bangladesh are unwilling to play the Test series in Pakistan at the moment and also asked the PCB to consider moving the two Tests to a neutral venue. Meanwhile, the PCB had made it clear that Pakistan would not be shifting the Test venue.
However, Hassan also said that there were no doubts about the security system in Pakistan.
