PAK vs SA: Virus And Security Make Pakistan A Tough Tour, Says Mark Boucher

Coronavirus restrictions and thousands of security staff made for challenging conditions for South Africa on their tour of Pakistan, head coach Mark Boucher said Monday. The team is on its first tou

"Personally, I don't think it's sustainable from a financial and just a headspace point of view for players, for staff, for management," Boucher said of the coronavirus restrictions. 

"I think it's been necessary to get the game of cricket up and running. I think everyone understands that. But it doesn't make it easier."

Boucher, who toured Pakistan in a more relaxed atmosphere in 1997, 2003, and 2007, is a former South African wicketkeeper with a world record 555 dismissals behind the stumps in 147 Tests.

Most of the South African top players will return home after the second Test in Rawalpindi (February 4-8) to prepare for the Australia series, and a second-string will feature in the Twenty20 series.

The three Twenty20 internationals will be played on February 11, 13, and 14, all in Lahore.