Cricket return: New Zealand confident of hosting Pakistan, others

New Zealand is confident for hosting Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Australia as they are closing in towards the resumption of home cricket season this November.

The Kiwis were scheduled to tour Bangladesh for a series in August which was canceled this week due to the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic.

The Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has expressed his confidence in his country’s ability to host these scheduled events amidst the global epidemic.

“I’m very confident we’re going to have a full season of international cricket. We are in limbo until then, but we are very advanced in terms of talking to the countries that are scheduled to come here: West Indies, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia,” said NZC chief executive David White.

As per the draft, the Black Caps are scheduled to play two Tests and Tests and limited-overs matches against Pakistan and West Indies which would be followed by limited-overs series against Bangladesh and Australia.

White stated that the chances of the Women’s World Cup being played as scheduled are high.

“From my personal point of view I think the Women’s World Cup is looking positive, and very likely to be played as scheduled [in New Zealand],” he said.