Malaysia eager to host Pakistan cricket, even PSL matches

The Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) President Mahinda Vallipuram has expressed his desire to host Pakistan and even the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in the near future.

“We certainly would like to host events here," the MCA president told Cricbuzz. "We are open to hosting as we have venues and other required infrastructure. It [the PCB's visit] was an opportunity to discuss how Malaysia can be a venue for Pakistan. It would be great to host Australia and New Zealand, two great cricketing countries.

"We would love to host Pakistan in some way, perhaps even matches in the PSL or women's cricket," he added.

Pakistan is finding difficult to play international matches in UAE after scheduling conflicts with emerging T20 leagues in the UAE has forced the PCB to look at alternative options, as Pakistan continues to play a large portion of their matches away from home.

Vallipuram believes Pakistan playing in Malaysia would be a major booster for the game in the country. "Having Pakistan playing in Malaysia and major matches staged here would be a tremendous boost to cricket in South-East Asia… The game is growing steadily here but the exposure of major international cricket would fuel the uptick of the sport,” he said.

Meanwhile, Pakistan is due to host Australia and New Zealand later this year.