Pakistan eager to play in Abu Dhabi: Inzamam

Pakistan was very keen to play India in the proposed one-day unofficial cricket match at Abu Dhabi, skipper Inzamam-ul Haq has said. He said...

Pakistan was very keen to play India in the proposed one-day unofficial cricket match at Abu Dhabi, skipper Inzamam-ul Haq has said.

He said the Abu Dhabi Cricket Control Board (ADCCB) had invited the Pakistan team and the players were very much looking forward to playing in the UAE.

Reacting to a media report which quoted a Pakistan Cricket Board official as saying that the PCB was clueless about both the proposed match as well as the participation of the Pakistan players, Inzamam said the team had been approached and it had agreed to play.

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“I have confirmed to the ADCCB official that I will be playing the match and so have all the other current players,” Inzamam told the Gulf News daily here on phone from Pakistan.

“We know cricket is very popular in the UAE and we are most happy to play there in front of our fans,” he added.

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