Islamabad: New Zealand will return home from Pakistan on rented flight on Saturday, the media reported, the day after ending their first Pakistan tour in 18 years after the mining of government security warnings before the opening match in Rawalapindi will begin.
Most of the top teams have dropped Pakistan after an attack by Islamic militants on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009 which killed six police and two civilians, and there was a concern that the decision of New Zealand to go home.
The British has considered their limited journey to Pakistan next month while Australia, which is scheduled to visit in February-March next year, also seems vigilant.
An Australian cricket spokesman said the organization monitored the situation and would “talk to the relevant authority once again information became known”.
Local media quoted the Chief Executive Board of Pakistani Cricket (PCB) Wasim Khan said that New Zealand will return through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a day after calling their excess overs tour.
Khan was not immediately available to describe when Reuters contacted him, while the spokesman for the New Zealand team refused to share a travel plan.
PCB has stare “financial losses in millions”, said Dawn, after withdrawal of New Zealand.
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“This is a blow to PCB’s efforts, the government and security institutions that have made it fully restored international cricket in Pakistan,” the newspaper said quoting unknown PCB officials.
Pakistan is now at risk of playing their “home” match again in the United Arab Emirates, and the players, both today and the former, have scored that prospect.
“NZ just killed Pakistan Cricket,” Tweeted the former Shoaib Bowler Test Akhtar.
The Chairman of the PCB Ramiz King said they would take a problem with the international cricket council that regulates.
Pace Bowler Mohammad Amir also criticized New Zealand to leave a tour in Tweet: “Hi New Zealand maybe we as Pakistanes will forgive you because we are a loving nation but this action will certainly.”