Pakistan has love and passion for cricket, says US Ambassador Donald Blome

LAHORE (92 News) - US Ambassador Donald Blome has said that there is love and passion for cricket in Pakistan.

In a video message on the start of T20 Cricket World Cup in Dallas on Saturday, he said that cricket is played everywhere in even summer days.

“Love for sports is common between Pakistan and the US. America is hosting the T20 World Cup first time. We hosted the Pakistan cricket team recently in Islamabad,” he added.

He said that he had learnt batting and bowling tricks from Pakistani cricket players. “We hope that the fans will witness interesting contests in the World Cup,” he added.

The US envoy also expressed good wishes for Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his team.