Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to shift the white-ball leg of the Australia series to Gaddafi Stadium Lahore keeping in view the current political instability in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
According to the original schedule, ODIs and the one-off T20 international were to be played in Rawalpindi, but PCB revealed that they have devised Plan A and B for the remainder of the series due to the political uncertainty in Islamabad.
The political temperature in Pakistan has recently heated up with the opposition parties joining hands to dethrone Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from power and rallies, protests, and set-ins are expected from political parties in Islamabad.
Now all three ODI matches and a T20 international will be played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore from March 29 to April 04. It is to mention here that both the teams arrived in Lahore on Thursday where they will play the final Test match.
It is pertinent to mention that earlier today, PCB had clarified that both the cricket boards are in close contact, while Cricket Australia has raised no objections over the decision. The Australian squad for ODIs and T20I series will reach Lahore on March 24.
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