Cricket: Collingwood Reveals Interest In Pakistan Series
Zeeshan Mehtab Published August 24, 2017 | 08:45 AM
Former England all rounder Paul Collingwood has been approached to play in a Twenty20 series in Pakistan next month as part of the campaign to bring top-level cricket back to the country
LONDON, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Aug, 2017 ) - Former England all rounder Paul Collingwood has been approached to play in a Twenty20 series in Pakistan next month as part of the campaign to bring top-level cricket back to the country.
Collingwood admits he could be willing to take part in the landmark three-match series in Lahore providing security measures are in place. The touring side will be coached by Andy Flower, forming part of the International Cricket Council's bid to step up the return of major matches to the volatile nation.
The World XI series will be followed by a short visit by Sri Lanka for a Twenty20 match in October, then a Twenty20 series against the West Indies a month later.
Collingwood, England's World Twenty20 winning captain in 2010, is still playing for Durham and admits the idea of representing a world XI at the age of 41 certainly appeals.
"I've been asked if I would be willing. But until you hear all the details of the security and everything you can't really commit to anything," he said. "Andy asked me if I would entertain the idea, so that's the starting point.
"Certainly the thing that would interest me is if, at 41, I could play in a T20 international in front of that crowd, that would float anybody's boat. "The tag of a world XI at 41, I'm quite proud of that if I was to get into that team."
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