In an effort to win back the support of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Tom Harrison has confirmed an extended tour to Pakistan in the months of November-December in 2022. On his two-day visit to Pakistan, Harrison confirmed that not only will England fulfil its commitment to touring Pakistan for a full-fledged series, but it will also play two extra T20Is as a show of goodwill to Pakistan Cricket Board.
The extra matches would be played as a gesture to thank Pakistan for their support shown to English cricket when they toured the English nation during a raging pandemic in 2020.
"Myself and ECB's Senior Director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face-to-face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancellation of our tour in October," Harrison said in a statement to the media.
"We’re happy to announce that we’ll play two extra white-ball T20Is on our men’s tour of Pakistan in September/October 2022. We will then return after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia to complete the Test match element of that tour.
This is just to reaffirm our commitment to Pakistan cricket to getting England teams, men's and women's teams, eventually playing in Pakistan at home. I don't think there's a cricketer in England who doesn't want to test their abilities against the huge talent this country has and in the conditions they know best,” he added that his side will now be playing seven T20Is along with the three Tests as part of the World Test Championship.
On his part, Ramiz Raja, the PCB chief thanked Harrison and ECB for showing their large-heartedness and making a trip to Pakistan and discussing issues at length.