LONDON: holding in view Christchurch mosques attacks, the English Cricket Board (ECB) has prepared a fresh security plan for the visiting Pakistan team on request of the PCB.As per details, the tour managing committee is required to inform the ECB security whether the players are going to offer prayers in mosque, specially the Friday prayers.Bangladeshi cricket team was in fresh Zealand in February, when a white supremacist Brenton Tarrant opened indiscriminate fire upon the faithfuls in two Christchurch mosques.
The players were just minutes absent when the massacre took place on March 15.
Over 50 Muslims embraced martyrdom in the tragedy that shook the world.The International Cricket Council (ICC) shall also devise a security plan for the players, a report published in Daily Jang said.Pakistani players shall offer Friday prayers in a security cordon tomorrow, the report further said.On Tuesday, when the team reachd at the Heathrow Airport, the officials and players were given special protocol and all of the formalities were totald within half an hour, while they were waiting in a room.London's Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports and every foreign team landing here is required to go through all the procedures along with the passengers.Sources told Jang that PCB MD Wasim Khan and Director International Cricket, Zakir Khan wrote to the ECB and requested to for a new security plan specially for the Pakistani players.
They were of the view that Bangladeshi team narrowly missed the incident and that comprehensive arrangements should be in place for the tour.Pakistani team is in England on a 83-day tour during which it shall play a T20 and 5 ODI matches before participating in the World Cup.The following is the Pakistan cricket team schedule of England:April 23 nsprint; Leaveure for EnglandApril 27 nsprint; v Kent (50-over practice match)April 29 nsprint; v Northamptonshire (50-over match)May 01 nsprint; v Leicestershire (T20 match - d/n)May 05 nsprint; v England (only T20I), CardiffMay 08 nsprint; 1st ODI v England, The OvalMay 11 nsprint; 2nd ODI v England, HampshireMay 14 nsprint; 3rd ODI v England, BristolMay 17 nsprint; 4th ODI v England, Trent BridgeMay 19 nsprint; 5th ODI v England, LeedsICC Cricket World Cup 2019:May 24 nsprint; v Afghanistan (warm-up), BristolMay 26 nsprint; v Bangladesh (warm-up), CardiffMay 31 nsprint; v West Indies, Trent BridgeJune 03 nsprint; v England, Trent BridgeJune 07 nsprint; v Sri Lanka, BristolJune 12 nsprint; v Australia, TauntonJune 16 nsprint; v India, feeble TraffordJune 23 nsprint; v South Africa, Lord&sJune 26 nsprint; v fresh Zealand, EdgbastonJune 29 nsprint; v Afghanistan, HeadingleyJuly 05 nsprint; v Bangladesh, Lord (d/n)TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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