West Indies And Pakistan Cricket Boards To Hold Security Talks For December Tour

Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief executive officer (CEO) Johnny Grave said on Wednesday that he will be speaking with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later this week about security when West Indies wi

"We don't have to make an imminent decision. We will just go through the process first, with the PCB and the security experts. We'll have a meeting with the players to answer any questions and give them all the information. We're just at the start of that process now, with the women's team just finishing against South Africa."

"We're firming up our plans, with the World Cup qualifiers and, from a men's perspective, we're focussed very much on the World Cup. That's the major operations focus. We're looking at getting our (T20) players to the World Cup and our Test players into Antigua for a camp, and then over to Sri Lanka. We're not due (in Pakistan) with the men's team until the 9th of December, so we've got a bit of time," added Grave.

Asked about the tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in November, Grave said, "It's still in the planning stage. We've got every intention of going to Sri Lanka for two Test matches immediately after the World Cup. With all of the overseas tours, we're always getting updates and medical advice in discussions with the boards.

"We're going to be finalising travel arrangements in terms of covid restrictions and quarantines and, in the case of Pakistan, we always have independent security advice by people who are used by all the international boards and the ICC. In 2018, we had an independent security manager with the team. I don't anticipate us changing anything from what we did in 2018, in terms of going through a clear and robust process before the players (leave) the region," concluded Grave.