Squad for England tour to be announced this week

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to announce squads for the tours of England and the West Indies during this week.

According to a PCB official, the first batch of the cricket team will depart on June 23. This batch will leave Pakistan by a commercial flight.

Those who will be in the UAE at the time will leave for Manchester on June 25 by a chartered flight.

The first ODI between the two sides will be played on July 8.

The delay in the start of the Pakistan Super League’s sixth edition has forced the PCB to change its plans for the team’s departure to England.

The remaining 20 matches of the PSL were to start from June 1 at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed International Stadium but the tournament has yet to start.

The final of the PSL was to be played on June 20 as per the schedule announced and the national team was to leave for London on June 23, which now seems impossible.

Pakistan are to play three ODIs and three T20Is in England.