Zaheer Abbas hopes Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan

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ESPNCricinfo: Zaheer Abbas, the ICC president, has said that he will try and convince other member countries to resume tours to Pakistan and is hopeful Sri Lanka will also tour the country.

Pakistan did not host any international cricket between 2009 and 2015, after Sri Lanka’s team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore in March 2009. The country’s six-year isolation ended when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan in May for two Twenty20 internationals and three 24-4 ODIs.

“The time will come when our neighbours will come. I am hoping especially that Sri Lanka should come,” Abbas said. “We’ve been very close to each other in every department. If a gesture comes from them I will be very happy.

“Openly I can’t but by talking and trying to convince the ICC members maybe. Obviously everybody is there to listen to you. If I am speaking to them as a cricketer they will. “Zimbabwe coming is a good change but why is it that Pakistan is the only country where international cricket is not being played? Take an example of Sri Lanka - when they were going through a bad time we used to come and play here.

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