KARACHI: Former captain Zaheer Abbas has advised his country's government and Pakistan Cricket Board to discourage night cricket matches in the country because of the prevailing security situation in the country.
The former Test skipper Zaheer made the suggestion at a meeting of the Sports Ministry held at the weekend to discuss the cricket affairs.
"Well, my views are simple and I have told the meeting night cricket these days is not advisable because of the security problem," Zaheer said.
"My viewpoint is that in the prevailing circumstances God forbid something happens in these night matches it will lead to lot of chaos which would be bad for Pakistan cricket as teams are already not willing to come to here," he said
Zaheer pointed out that one needs to be cautious in these times and cricket grounds where night matches are being played are not security wise secure and safe.
"I just worry that we dont give the other teams more excuse for not coming to Pakistan. If something happens it will be very difficult for the Board to convince teams to come," he added.
The holy month of Ramazan has seen a influx of night tournaments all over the country with the main thrust in Karachi.
Zaheer also said he did not see the Australians remaining in India if any more bomb blasts took place there.
"The security that has been provided to the Australians now they appear satisfied with it. But actually they (Australians) are very much concerned about the blast in Delhi and I think if such an incident is repeated they will leave the place," he said.
