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This is an archive article published on August 19, 2003

At last, big time cricket returns to Pakistan

Test cricket is set to return to Pakistan when minnows Bangladesh brave Karachi for a series starting Wednesday in the port city where a dea...

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Test cricket is set to return to Pakistan when minnows Bangladesh brave Karachi for a series starting Wednesday in the port city where a deadly car bomb attack last year made the country a no-go zone for foreign teams.

The Bangladeshis are leading the return of several foreign teams to terror-hit Pakistan after a 15-month hiatus.

“We are pleased that big time cricket is returning to Pakistan with the series against Bangladesh and (later) South Africa,” Ramiz Raja, chief executive of Pakistan Cricket Board said.

“It’s a proud moment for us.”

Pakistan had already been forced to play its home series against the West Indies on foreign shores in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates in February and March 2002, because of US-led war in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks.

New Zealand is returning in November.

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