New Zealand had arrived in Pakistan for a white-ball series after 18 years and were scheduled to play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals.
New Zealand doesn바카라t regret the decision to tour Pakistan but the cricket team couldn바카라t have stayed in that country after receiving a 바카라specific and credible바카라 threat against it, said NZC chief executive David White. The 34-member New Zealand cricket squad reached Dubai after leaving Islamabad on a charter flight on Saturday night. (More Cricket News)
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.
바카라We 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,바카라 White said in a statement.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) called off the series in Pakistan abruptly on Friday just before the first One-Day International at the Rawalpindi stadium, citing they had received a serious security threat 바카라What I can say is that we were advised this was a specific and credible threat against the team,바카라 White said.
바카라We had several conversations with New Zealand government officials before making the decision and it was after informing the PCB of our position that we understand a telephone discussion was conducted between the respective Prime Ministers. Unfortunately, given the advice we바카라d received, there was no way we could stay in the country.바카라
New Zealand had arrived in Pakistan on September 11 for a white-ball series after 18 years and were scheduled to play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals. They also held a few practice sessions at the Pindi stadium under tight security but on the day of the match, all hell broke loose when the two teams didn바카라t leave the team hotel before it emerged that the visitors had got a threat leading to their government advising them to abandon the tour.
바카라We don바카라t regret the decision to tour there but it all changed on Friday when the (threat) increased significantly,바카라 White was quoted as saying by Radio New Zealand. New Zealand Cricket Players Association also supported the decision.
바카라Obviously for the players and their families it has been an anxious time, there's no doubt about that,바카라 NZPA chief executive Heath Mills said. 바카라So for them to exit Pakistan late last night and arrive safely in Dubai has been great for everyone. We're very pleased for that.바카라
New Zealand바카라s decision could also have adverse effects on the chances of England and Australian teams바카라 tour to Pakistan later this year.