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New Delhi: Cricket Australia (CA) has sent a delegation to Lahore to review security arrangements ahead of the team's T20I tour in Pakistan in January.
An independent security advisor and an official of the Australian Cricketers' Association are part of the delegation.
Australia are scheduled to tour Pakistan early next year for a white-ball series divided into two phases. The first part of the series includes a three-match T20I series in January. Though the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not confirmed the venues and dates yet, judging by the CA delegation's visit to Lahore, it seems that all three games will be held in the Punjab city.
The delegation is scheduled to visit Gaddafi Stadium and the LCCA Ground in Lahore, as well as the hotel where the Australian cricketers and support staff will stay. The team is also scheduled to meet PCB officials and government and security representatives.
After the T20I leg in January, Australians will again tour Pakistan in March 2026 for a three-match ODI series. However, there are indications that the series may be shifted to another window in the run-up to the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Officials from the Australian High Commission held a meeting with PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as the federal interior minister, to discuss the tour in detail. The meeting came in the aftermath of the suicide bomb blast in Islamabad during Sri Lanka's white-ball tour last month.
The horrific attack claimed at least 12 lives on November 11 when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of a court in the G-11 area of Pakistan's capital
After the security scare, Sri Lankan cricketers were instructed by their board to remain in Pakistan and complete the series, following some cricketers' desire to return home after the first ODI in Rawalpindi.
