Pakistan was forced to play their three-match home series against the West Indies at Abu Dhabi in November last year and had to relocate the current series to Dubai and Abu Dhabi after Australia refused to tour them, weeks after the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team was ambushed by terrorists in Lahore.
Given the uncertainty over the future of cricket in
After the second match in
The only Twenty20 match will be played in
Remaining upbeat
'There is no alternative to playing at home but unfortunately we have to play in Emirates but the conditions here are similar to Pakistan and we feel it is like home away from home,' said Younis.
Younis hoped Pakistani expatriates come to watch the games.
'I hope Pakistani people who live here will come to encourage us, especially on Fridays,' said Younis.
Cricket or hosting
Sharjah cricket stadium hosted a world record of 198 one-day matches — mostly involving
Pakistan was also forced to play their two home series — against the West Indies and Australia — in Sharjah and Sri Lanka in 2002 after both teams refused to play in Pakistan due to security fears in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States and ensuing war in Afghanistan.
Emirates Cricket Board senior administrator Mazhar Khan said Emirates have two world class grounds to host
'It is a great honour to become home for
On Wednesday, the
'This will be the first time we will be playing in Dubai and I think the facilities are fantastic, we look forward to playing more and more cricket at the stadium,' said Clarke of the multi-million dollars, 25,000-seater stadium.
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Veteran scorer Mohammad Ali Jaffri said
'The venue in Emirates gives
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