Going to Lahore will feel like I am going home says, Elliott
Going to Lahore will feel like I am going home says, Elliott
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The Former New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott is excited for his visit to Lahore as he is a part of the World XI squad touring Pakistan for a three-match T20 series.

"I've never been to Lahore so I'm really looking forward to that. I suppose, going to Lahore will feel like I am going home," Pakpassion.net quoted Elliott as saying.

"I think it's quite exciting. I'm looking forward to playing in front of a country that has sadly been starved of international cricket. They had the PSL final there and the atmosphere looked like it was amazing. The likes of Darren Sammy are going back there to Pakistan after he played in the PSL final. It's exciting to be playing cricket in Pakistan and also making a difference and playing a small part in bringing cricket back to Pakistan," he added.

"Obviously you do your homework and it's not the sort of decision that you take lightly, but I don't think anyone would be going to Pakistan if they did not think it was safe and no amount of money would get people there if they did not think it was safe. I hope that we are potentially taking a small step to bringing international cricket back to Pakistan at some stage," Elliott said.
"I would once again go through the security measures and go with the advice from the professionals. We get all of that information and then we can make our own assessment on whether we feel it is safe to go to Pakistan," he said.

"Hopefully the Pakistan Cricket Board can fulfill the same levels of security as there was at the PSL final and which has been promised to the World XI. This will then hopefully mean that these matches in Lahore will be a step or perhaps the turning point for international cricket to return to Pakistan," he said.

The first two T20Is between World XI side and Pakistan will be played on September 12 and 13, and the final game will be played on September 15 at the Gaddafi Stadium.

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