![World XI captain Faf du Plessis watches the ball after playing a shot during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between the World XI and Pakistan at The Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on September 12, 2017.
Pakistan, sent into bat by the World XI, hit 197-5 in the first Twenty20 as the nation celebrated the return of international cricket under massive security in Lahore. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QBDQQNPUHBFAAJUMU4NQVDHMTM.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f336817c6faa8a093af443789527e6513e6c1764284db6c5736f639ba47e970&width=400&height=225)
World XI captain Faf du Plessis is pleased to have made it to Pakistan, even though his team lost the series. Aamir Qureshi / AFP
World XI captain Faf du Plessis is pleased to have made it to Pakistan, even though his team lost the series. Aamir Qureshi / AFP
Faf du Plessis was nervous about playing cricket in Pakistan but not anymore
World XI captain says he is pleased with progress made by country to host international cricket amid uncertainty surrounding security.
Agence France Presse
16 September, 2017