London — Coach Mickey Arthur said he hoped a proposed World XI visit to Pakistan later this year would go ahead after his side served notice of their enduring talent with a stunning Champions Trophy final win over India. Bottom-ranked Pakistan produced a breathtaking display at London’s Oval on Sunday to inflict a 180-run defeat upon arch-rivals India. It was India’s heaviest defeat, by runs, in 129 ODIs against Pakistan. With the exception of Zimbabwe’s tour two years ago, Pakistan have had to play all their home matches outside the country since a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore. However, the International Cricket Council is set to send a World XI to Pakistan in September. That team could find themselves acting as pathfinders for the resumption of tours of Pakistan by major cricket nations. Giles Clarke, the president of the England and Wales Cricket Board and head of the ICC’s Pakistan task force said, in comments reported by the Guardian in March: "The des...
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