Intro:

Zimbabwe relaxed ahead of their historic series against Pakistan.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English), Ozias Bvute, Head of Zimbabwe Cricket Board delegation:

"Thank you very much for such a warm welcome. We are very happy to be in Pakistan today. Cricket is the game that we all loved and we come here in order to strengthened bilateral relations between our two nations. Cricket is very bigger then any one of us and there for we hope that by coming here we shown that cricket is and will be the winner we look forward to exciting two weeks and my team and I where in to go we have seen the facilities that had been laid out for us more then confident that we will have a successful tour."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Ozias Bvute, Head of Zimbabwe Cricket Board delegation:

" Our players were offered the opportunity to voluntarily come to Pakistan. They accepted that position and this is why we have a full-strength team."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe captain:

"Obviously it is something new but like I said, we as players are not worried about - I know Pakistan have done a lot to secure us so it will be safe. But the main thing for us is to play good cricket."