“There was a bit of little bit of concern, however…”: England Take a look at skipper Ben Stokes on safety fears in Pakistan

The Ben Stokes-led England staff have arrived in Islamabad forward of their first Take a look at collection on Pakistan soil in 17 years. They got a heat welcome by the native authorities forward of their three-match collection in opposition to Babar Azam & Co., beginning on Thursday, December 1.

Notably, England had been on account of go to Pakistan final yr, however they cancelled their plans after New Zealand deserted their tour minutes earlier than the primary ODI, citing safety points. Nevertheless, the Three Lions have fulfilled their promise this yr by visiting the nation, and as soon as they landed in Pakistan, the ECB expressed its delight on Twitter.

“Landing in Pakistan for our Males’s Take a look at squad!” England Cricket captioned its submit.

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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 26, 2022

A safety risk earlier this month had put this tour in danger once more after the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sustained bullet accidents to his leg through the taking pictures in East Punjab province when he was travelling to Islamabad for a marketing campaign. However, Stokes has quashed all fears following optimistic recommendation from their safety personnel.

“It’s been a very long time since England have performed Take a look at cricket in Pakistan,” Stokes mentioned in Abu Dhabi earlier than leaving for Pakistan .

“With what occurred with Imran Khan just lately, there was a bit of little bit of concern, however we now have Reg Dickason, who has been the safety man for a few years with England, and we left it in his succesful arms.”

“When it comes to the tour itself, I’m actually trying ahead to it,” Stokes added.

He signed off by saying: “I’ve by no means been there, and I’m fairly to see what the safety lark is like. I’ve heard it’s fairly intense.”

England Take a look at squad for Pakistan tour:

Ben Stokes (c), Joe Root, James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (wk), Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wooden, Rehan Ahmed.