Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf has been invited to watch the final of the ongoing Indian Premier League, scheduled to play on May 27 in Chennai, sources informed.
According to the sources, PCB has confirmed that they got the invitation letter on Saturday via email. However, PCB has not make a decision yet about the visit of PCB chairman to India to witness the final of IPL season 5.
Many analysts regard the invitation as an initiative for the reconstruction of cricketing ties between the two arch rivals. It is expected that many important issues regarding the participation of Pakistani players in IPL and series between Pakistan and India will be discussed, if Chairman PCB visits India.
It is to mention here that Indian Cricket Board very recently approved that a team from Pakistan will take part in Champions League. According to which Sialkot Stallions will be on the ground in Champions League matches.