Pakistan is set to participate in the Read Safety World Series — a T20 league where retired international stars feature — in its upcoming third edition.
The league was played in India for two years ever since its debut in March 2020. However, the upcoming season will be played in England as the league has gotten approval from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), reported ESPN Cricinfo.
The first season was impacted heavily due to the Covid-19 outbreak and was played across 2020 and 2021 and the second season in 2022.
However, due to the strained relationship between the Pakistani and Indian governments, the former did not send a team to their neighbouring country in the first two seasons as they were held in India.
The first season had teams from India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and West Indies but the tournament was reduced to just four matches due to the pandemic.
When the tournament resumed in 2021, the Aussies pulled out due to travel restrictions and they were replaced by Bangladesh along with the addition of England.
The second season took place in Dehradun and Raipur in September 2022 with the addition of New Zealand.
India Legends won both the tournaments after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Raipur.
The competition has been blessed with the presence of a number of legends including Sachin Tendulkar, Kevin Pieterson, Shane Bond, Yuvraj Singh, Sanath Jayasurya, Brian Lara, Shane Watson, Tilakaratne Dilshan and many more, some of them are ODI and T20 World champions.
The exact dates are yet to be announced for the third season, but it is learnt that it will be played in September. Nine teams will compete in the upcoming edition