Today, Pakistan will play against Zimbabwe at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Pakistani cricket fans are ecstatic. They cannot wait to see the match. Tickets for the first T20 have been sold out. And why not? We have waited for six long years for this. The images of the Zimbabwe cricket team arriving at the Lahore airport on our television screens made me shout out loud with joy. It was an emotional moment because after six years, international cricket was has finally returned to Pakistan. It has been a long wait.

The Pakistani cricket team during net practice at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore yesterday. International cricket returns to Pakistan today for the first time in six years when it hosts Zimbabwe in a T20 match. Pic/AP