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Darren Sammy may be approached for World XI captaincy in Pakistan
BIPIN DANI. Dated: 8/13/2017 9:35:56 PM
MUMBAI, Aug 13: West Indies' Darren Sammy is emerged as a strong candidate to lead the World XI to play against Pakistan in Pakistan next month, it is learnt here.
According to the highly placed sources in Pakistan, the ICC has "almost cleared" the three T-20 matches either in Lahore or both in Lahore and Karachi. Now only the security clearance from the FICA (world body overseeing the players' interest) is awaited.
"Sammy has won the World T-20 tournament twice and is a strong contender for the captaincy", one of the sources said.
Secondly, Sammy has been a captain of the Peshawar Zalmi team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe player, who also coached England will be the manager / coach of the visiting team, it is also learnt here.
"Flower may be asked to liaise with the BCCI to send Kohlis to Pakistan".
The Indian cricket board will need government permission and it is to be seen how they would react to the Shashank Manohar-led ICC request.
Sri Lanka "strongly considering"
In the meantime, Sri Lanka Cricket (board) is "strongly considering" to send its team to Pakistan to play two T-20 matches later this year, it is reliably learnt here.
According to the highly placed sources in Colombo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) new chairman Nazam Sethi did extend the invitation to all ACC (Asian Cricket Council) members (during the meeting in Colombo on Saturday) to play in Pakistan, the SLC is believed to have been considering to send its team to Pakistan after their bilateral series in UAE.
"Our team will be playing three Tests and three ODIs' against Pakistan in UAE and then move to Pakistan to play two T-20 matches, most probably in Lahore", the source said to this paper.
If this happens, this will be Sri Lanka's first tour to Pakistan in nine years after the terror attacks on bus and van carrying Mahela Jaywaredene team and match officials on March 3, 2009. Six members of the visiting Sri Lanka team were injured in Lahore attacks.