Pakistan tour of England 2020 and COVID-19

Pakistan tour of England 2020 and COVID-19

The Pakistan Cricket Board has consented to play Test and T20 in July even when there is coronavirus pandemic issue, however Pakistan cricket board won't force players to visit England

PCB chief executive Wasim Khan told the news channels that Pakistan has accepted "in principle" the visit involving three Tests and three T20 Internationals.

During the discussions with the English board held via video link, PCB agreed that Pakistan would play the matches behind closed doors at stadium having hotel inside, and PCB will make no move if any colleague not ready to go".

Waseem Khan said 25 players will travel England on 4 chartered flights in the first week of July and the players will be in quarantine.

"We will test all players and temperature. It's significant that cricket is restored during these difficult occasions," he included.

Khan said he will brief Test captain Azhar Ali and ODI and T20 captain Babar Azam on the visit one week from now, including that all players will be advised completely on England's arrangements for the visit.

Note: many players don't want to visit England because England has recorded more than 27,000 deaths due to COVID-19 pendamic.