Lahore: Pakistan cricket seems to have suffered yet another setback as the Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to postpone a tour of its national Under-19 team to Pakistan.

The Bangladesh U-19 team was scheduled to tour Pakistan from later this month but a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said that they have got a request from their counterpart to postpone the series.

The official declined to give reasons for the BCB's decision but said the series could be played at a later date this year.

Sources in the board said the BCB's request could stem from security concerns about playing in Pakistan in present situation, although the Pakistan Football Federation hosted the Bangladesh team for a World Cup qualifying match in Lahore.

The Bangladesh football officials had also initially asked the sport's world governing body to move their World Cup qualifying match against Pakistan from Lahore but their request was rejected despite their security concerns.

Bangladesh football team coach was fired for refusing to go to Pakistan. Relations between the Pakistan and Bangladesh boards have not been at their best in recent times, particularly after BCB cancelled a tour by the Pakistan team to Bangladesh immediately after the militants attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, 2009.

Later in a tit for tat response, Pakistan also sat on an invitation to play a series of One-day matches in Bangladesh.

Relations soured further when Pakistan accused Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka for not supporting it when the ICC decided to move the 2011 World Cup matches out of Pakistan on security grounds.

No foreign teams have toured Pakistan since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, killing six Pakistani policemen and a van driver and wounding five Sri Lankan players.

Since then the only foreign team to have visited Pakistan was Afghanistan, who played a One-day series against the Pakistan 'A' side recently.

The PCB official said the tour by the Bangladesh U-19 team had been finalised in a bid to allow junior players to prepare for next year's ICC youth World Cup.

Press Trust of India

I was just wondering. . .

what does india have to do w/ either Bangladesh or Pakistan?.. why can't they just mind their own business.?

welcome to the real world

I understand your criticism of the Indian media. And I'm sure there is this anti-Pakistan segment in India which will pick up all the small details to show Pak in a bad light, but...
...you've got to think: the report is not false, otherwise it will be deleted.

Reality: BCB is reluctent to send their U-19 cricket team to our country because of security concerns.

I never imagined such days...

Here you go homer

http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?241155

I know the reprt isnt false.. i didnt say it is false.. and it is a sad thing to hear once again.. with all that is happening to pakistan cricket already.. but my point is why do indians care or why does the indian media care and it is not even international normal cricket.. it is freakin U-19.

why does india have to do w/ Pakistan or even Bangladesh U-19 cricket?
One of the Worst Media Ever, in my opinion. And that is not a joke nor is it unreasonable.. I believe the way they spread hatred and propaganda against Pakistan, and the way they act, it may be the worst media in atleast Asia./

^ every newspaper has got something called International news.....Instead of worrying about why are they posting stuff about your country why don't you spend time on correcting it?

Let me add one more . Hope they understand it better

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...5-7-2011_pg2_2