“There’s huge interest in ethnic and expat population in Dubai. It’s good if Pakistan chooses this region because it feels like extended home for them,” says Vikram Kaul of the Emirates Cricket Board. “Dubai was among the first to hold a day-night match in the early ’80s between Dubai and World XI.
Abu Dhabi has 40 club teams, each with a heavy Pakistani base. Though the Indians are more in numbers, the paying public at venues are mostly Pakistanis, according to a local survey.
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