South Africa, which earlier also staked a claim to hold the event in case it shifted out and raised apprehensions to tour Pakistan, interestingly did a volte-face. “We must give Pakistan every opportunity to host the tournament to the best of their ability,” Norman Arendse, the president of Cricket South Africa (CSA) told Independent Online. “I’m inclined to support Pakistan’s hosting of the tournament.”
If the issue over the venue isn’t resolved through consensus, it goes for voting.