Jason Roy, an experienced white-ball cricketer in England, is optimistic that Eoin Morgan’s side would tour Pakistan this year as planned.
The 31-year-old cricketer told Geo News in an exclusive interview that he had previously loved his stay in Pakistan and had given the same opinion with his England teammates.
In September 2022, England will travel to Pakistan to play seven Twenty20 Internationals before the T20 World Cup in Australia. In October of last year, the team was supposed to travel Pakistan for two T20Is, but they backed out due to “bubble-fatigue.” Several cricketers and authorities chastised the decision.
“I had no idea what was going on. It was kind of left up to people above my paygrade mate. It’s not for me to say whether we should or shouldn’t have come. That decision was made by our bosses, so you gotta respect it,” Roy said when asked for comments on the ECB’s decision.
He, however, said that he previously enjoyed his experience of being in Pakistan and he has told the same to his colleagues in England.
“I’ve told them that I’ve enjoyed it. It’s a different experience. Obviously being stuck in your hotel room. But yeah, I’m sure I think we’re coming here at the end of the year before the World Cup so they’ll get to see it then,” the England cricketer said.
“That’s been on the schedule. Yeah. So, I assume we will be,” he responded quickly when asked if he’s confident that England will tour Pakistan later this year as scheduled.
“When I was here before, I think we were based in Islamabad, and it was a lovely hotel and the people were extremely friendly, and the hospitality was great. So yeah, I’ve always had good experiences here,” he recalled.
