'Can't bring western teams to Peshawar right now,' Ramiz Raja

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja stated that they cannot bring Western teams to Peshawar at this time.

After Faisal Hasnain's statement, Ramiz was equally uncertain about Peshawar hosting international cricket in the near future.

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"We can't bring Western teams in Peshawar right now," the PCB chief told Sky Sports. 

The Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar is currently under construction with the intention of hosting high-profile cricket matches shortly.

"But, we can assure you that soon Peshawar will get to host some PSL matches," the chairman shared. 

Foreign players are prohibited from travelling to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as stated by the PCB's chief executive officer a day earlier.

"Foreign players are not allowed to travel to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan by their countries. They are asked to stay cautious," he told media. 

In the meantime, Raja lamented Pakistan's lease arrangement for stadium control. "PCB doesn't have its own stadium. We have to take a lease from local government every time," he stressed.

"We did development work in Faisalabad Stadium which was later given to a political party for their public gathering [Jalsa]. We planned to host the Bangladesh U19 team in Faisalabad but it wasn't possible due to the poor state of the ground after political gathering," he disclosed. 

It is to be noted that on friday, PCB has signed a legal contract with Multan's local government to occupy Multan Cricket Stadium.