Cricket-Windies tour of Pakistan in doubt after more COVID-19 cases


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 16 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - West Indies Nets - The Ageas Bowl Southampton Britain - June 13 2019   General view of West Indies Andre Russell during nets   Action Images via ReutersPaul Childs

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - West Indies Nets - The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - June 13, 2019 General view of West Indies' Andre Russell during nets Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LAHORE (Reuters) - West Indies' cricket board (CWI) is meeting with its Pakistan counterpart on Thursday to discuss whether to call off the rest of the ongoing tour after five more members of the touring party, including three players, tested positive for COVID-19.

CWI said in a statement just hours before the third Twenty20 International is scheduled to begin in Karachi that the boards were meeting to "determine whether the tour can continue".

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