England legend wants more teams to tour Pakistan

With the successful completion of the Independence Cup, the hopes for the return of international cricket are brighter than ever before.

Former English skipper and World Cup champion, Paul Collingwood, who was part of the World XI squad to visit Pakistan, says that more teams should be visiting Pakistan.

"We were there five days and if you had that level of security for a longer tour, I can't imagine how much it would cost," Collingwood told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It was like having the army around you at all times, which was excellent because we knew we were safe… If you can sustain that level of security for a longer period of time, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't tour there," he said.

However, the batsman informed that he was ‘sceptical’ before taking the trip, but said the response received from the Pakistan players and fans made the trip something to remember.

"I was a bit sceptical when I first signed up, and I haven't had a great time with Pakistan cricket in the past in terms of (Mohammad) Amir and no-balls (in 2010), the ball tampering (allegations in 2006) etc so I was thinking 'do I want to support that' but after the week I've had I'm really proud I've been involved," he said.

"There's a bigger picture and to see the Pakistan players' faces to play in front of their home crowd, to get their feelings and how much it meant to them, they were saying 'thank you, it means so much to us', he added.