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Pakistan will evolve a master plan to follow Australian cricket set-up to help make a solid base for cricket, director of the cricket board said on Monday.

"I have no doubts in my mind that with sincere efforts you can follow better things and improve your set up," Brig Munawwar Rana said from Islamabad 24 hours after his return from Australia.

Rana, who was in Melbourne for the ICC meeting and stayed back to study the Australian cricket structure, visited the Australian Cricket Academy and was given a presentation on Australian set up.

"Victorian Cricket Association gave a presentation of how they run and organize their cricket and it was a lesson for me," he said.

"Victoria is over 100 years old and they have a history and their set up is truly professional," he said.

Rana said the six Associations in Australia are half sponsored and half supported by Australian Cricket Board.

He observed that Pakistan will have to evolve a 20-year plan to follow Australian set up.

"Australian cricket is three times ahead of us but if we evolve a master plan we can follow their lines of action," he said.

He said the PCB will finalize the itinerary of cricket series against New Zealand later this week.

New Zealand are scheduled to pay a return visit in September-October for three Tests and an equal number of one-day internationals.

© Dawn