PCB to acquire services of an English curator, Tauqir

Islamabad, Nov 27: PCB chairman Lt-Gen Tauqir Zia voiced his concern over the lack of expertise in Pakistan to prepare standard cricket pitches. "I have laid down stress on it and I am working on hiring the English curator presently working in Sri Lanka to work in Pakistan," he said.

The general said that he was not satisfied with the pitches prepared in Pakistan and added the pitches prepared are not upto mark for international matches.

The PCB chief said that his foremost objective is get three types of pitches, i.e South Africa where the next world cup will be held, English and Australian prepared at Lahore by February so that the national probables can play on them and prepare.

To a query about the preparation of dead pitches like the one for the Test at Lahore, the general said that when the team management and skipper are unanimous in their views then other things matter less.