17 September,2021 09:09 PM IST | Rawalpindi | ANI
Shoaib Akhtar. File Pic
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar came down heavily on New Zealand for abandoning their tour of Pakistan and said the team just killed Pakistan cricket.
Taking to Twitter, Akhtar wrote, "NZ just killed Pakistan cricket." He went on to add, "Following points for New Zealand to remember: 9 Pakistanis were killed in the Christchurch attack. Pakistan stood strong with New Zealand. Pakistan toured New Zealand in the worst of Covid circumstances regardless of the crude treatment by NZ authorities on that tour.
"This was just an unverified threat, it could have been discussed. Prime Minister Imran Khan personally spoke to his NZ counterpart and assured but it was still refused. Pakistan has safely hosted South Africa, Bangladesh, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe & PSL."
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern before Blackcaps announced that they are abandoning their tour of Pakistan. Imran Khan assured Ardern that Pakistan has one of the best intelligence systems in the world and that no security threat of any kind exists for the visiting team but New Zealand
Cricket (NZC) still decided to return home after the NZ government security alert. New Zealand was slated to play their first match on Pakistan soil since 2003. The side was to play Pakistan on Friday in the first of three ODIs in Rawalpindi, before moving to Lahore for a five-match T20 series. NZC said it will not comment on the details of the security threat nor the updated arrangements for the departing squad.
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