New Zealand doesn’t regret the decision to tour Pakistan but the cricket team couldn’t have stayed in that country after receiving a “speci...
New Zealand doesn’t regret the decision to tour Pakistan but the cricket team couldn’t have stayed in that country after receiving a “specific and credible” threat against it, New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said.
The 34-member Black Caps squad reached Dubai after leaving Islamabad on a charter flight on Saturday night.
The members of the contingent are undergoing their 24-hour period of self-isolation and 24 of them will return to New Zealand over the next week or so. The rest will remain in the UAE and join the New Zealand T20 squad, ahead of the World Cup beginning on October 17.
“We appreciate this has been a terribly difficult time for the PCB and wish to pass on our sincere thanks to chief executive Wasim Khan and his team for their professionalism and care,” White said in a statement.
New Zealand Cricket called off the series in Pakistan abruptly on Friday just before the first One-Day International at the Rawalpindi stadium, citing a serious security threat they had received.
“What I can say is that we were advised this was a specific and credible threat against the team,” White said.
“We had several conversations with New Zealand government officials before making the decision and it was after informing the...
