ISLAMABAD Chairman English Cricket Board (ECB) Giles Clarke has hinted at a plan that envisages the resumption of international cricket in Pakistan. He suggested that the ICC World XI will play in Pakistan, which has not hosted international cricket since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team on March 3, 2009 at Lahore. Clarke, who is also chairman of the ICCs task team on Pakistan, wrote in an article: World cricket must keep giving Pakistan cricket the chance to fund itself and move forward, to do something for the spectator in Pakistan. The security challenges are enormous but we cannot allow the terrorists to win. They must lose by an innings - repeatedly. So world cricket must go back and play in Pakistan. I do not think it will be possible for individual national teams to tour yet. But with determination and courage an ICC World XI in due course will go and play against Pakistan in great cities and there will be a marvellous atmosphere. Clarkes impassioned support continues: Cricket cannot abandon a nation with such a magnificent history in the game, such wonderful players and such enthusiastic and knowledgeable supporters. It will be an historic moment when international cricket resumes in Pakistan and the first ICC team walks out. He also reveals that the two neutral venue Tests between Pakistan and Australia in England this summer will not be a one-off gesture. The ECB intends to assist in staging more Pakistan games here [in England] in 2011 and 2012. The atmosphere, the passionate support and, of course, the tremendous cricket played by the Pakistan team made it a compelling experience. The PCBs economic needs make it imperative. According to Clarke, the immediate consequence of Pakistans inability to host international cricket has seen the Pakistan Cricket Boards income fall from 27m to 10m, a brutal impact that few enterprises could survive; terrorism does not care about its human consequences he writes. Later, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) welcomed the announcement of Chairman ECB Giles Clarke of the intention to send ICC World XI to play in Pakistan. PCB appreciates the views of Clarke on the need for cricket to defeat the terrorists. Clarke has displayed a deep understanding of the passion of Pakistani cricket fans and the need to help the PCB at this time, a spokesman for PCB said. Commenting on the statement Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt said, It is indeed heartening to note that the cricket fraternity is working on revival of cricket in Pakistan. I am very grateful to Giles Clarke who is a dear friend of Pakistan, for pursuing our case and working tirelessly in bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.