Zimbabwe's ongoing cash crunch is threatening to disrupt - if not wipe out - their forthcoming international season.
Pakistan are due to visit Zimbabwe for an all-format tour over July/August, but there is a distinct possibility it may not go ahead.
Before that visit Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) were in negotiations to arrange a limited-overs tri-series with Australia and Pakistan in June, but that is also in doubt.
"Finances may not allow the [Pakistan] series to go ahead because ... given our current cash situation, in order to balance our books, we may actually have to either renegotiate the format or we may have to postpone it until we are ready to play."
ZC managing director Faisal Hasnain was in Lahore recently to discuss the matter with PCB officials, who have indicated that they will support whatever decision ZC makes.
As it stands, Pakistan are supposed to play two tests, three ODIs and two T20s on the tour.
No side has played more internationals in Zimbabwe since the start of 2011 than Pakistan; they have toured thrice since then, twice for all-format visits and once for a limited-overs only tour.
Australia are scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in June for a bilateral series as well - including one test - but it appears that commitment has been transformed into the tri-series.
But even that is hostage to the financial difficulties of the board.
"We are looking at all of that to see whether we have the tri-series only, the Pakistan series only, or we change the format," Hasnain said...