West Indies cricket coach calls Pakistan security 'outstanding'

Stuart LawWest Indies coach Stuart Law has praised Pakistans security arrangements during his teams time in Karachi saying he hoped their experience would open the door for more cricket series to be held in the country The West Indies completed a threematch Twenty20 series late Tuesday and although his team was whitewashed by world number one Pakistan 30 Law was happy with their treatment by authoritiesIts a bit daunting for the people outside but once you get here and see for yourself you feel more confident he said during the postmatch press conference The security has been outstanding and we havent had any problems Pakistans military put stringent security arrangements in place with 8000 policemen and military personnel guarding the team hotel and stadium for the series Im not saying that it will open the floodgates and bring everyone rushing back but from what Ive seen here its more than adequate and we should be able to get cricket back to Pakistan said LawPakistan is on a long road to revive international cricket following six years of isolation from 2009 to 2015 Pakistan was a nogo area for foreign teams after militants attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009 After being shunned for years Zimbabwe toured Pakistan for a short series in 2015 The successful outing was followed by two Pakistan Super League finals in 2017 and 2018 along with three Twenty20 matches against a World XI and one against Sri Lanka last year The 49yearold West Indian coach Law is a former Australia batsman who was part of the team that lost the 1996 World Cup final to Sri Lanka in Lahore Im a big fan of Pakistan cricket said Law The fans here in the subcontinent are pretty passionate This was the first time Id been to Karachi and the fans here were outstanding every nightThey were very respectful to us Everywhere weve been weve been treated very well Law said he felt for Pakistan players for not being able to play on their home grounds I feel sorry for the Pakistan players who dont play enough cricket in front of their home fans Every game for them is an away game so you feel for those boys who cant play in front of their families week in week out Since 2009 the United Arab Emirates has served as Pakistans neutral venueCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever