3 Afghan cricketers killed: What happens to tri-series in Pak after Kabul's withdrawal?

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the three-nation T20I tourney volition proceed arsenic scheduled from November 17 to 29 successful Lahore, contempt Afghanistan's withdrawal.

The PCB is presently successful discussions with different cricket boards to find a replacement squad for the tournament, which includes Sri Lanka arsenic the 3rd participant.The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) pulled retired of the tourney pursuing their assertion that 3 cricketers died successful Pakistan's aerial strikes successful Paktika province."The Tri-Series volition advancement arsenic scheduled adjacent aft Afghanistan's withdrawal. We are looking astatine a replacement squad and erstwhile finalised, the announcement volition beryllium made.

The Tri-Series features a 3rd squad successful Sri Lanka truthful it is connected from 17th November," a elder PCB authoritative stated.The PCB's planetary cricket section is considering subordinate associate teams similar Nepal and UAE arsenic imaginable replacements, though their precedence remains securing a Test-playing federation for the tri-series.Pakistan volition besides big Sri Lanka for a abstracted three-match bilateral T20 bid from November 11 to 15.

Afghanistan and Pakistan person not played immoderate bilateral bid since Afghanistan gained Test status, though their A teams had antecedently visited Pakistan earlier receiving International Cricket Council recognition.The narration betwixt Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket has been strained recently. During a tri-series successful Sharjah earlier the Asia Cup, which included UAE, Pakistani and Afghan spectators were seated successful abstracted enclosures to forestall imaginable conflicts.Pakistan had antecedently supported Afghanistan cricket by allowing their players to enactment successful home events.