![]() ![]() Shunned by all after the deadly 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore, Pakistan’s “home” matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been played without fan support and earned the PCB little in the way of revenue. ![]() With the Taliban sweeping to power in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan will have to work extra hard to convince other teams to tour the country. “The abrupt departure of New Zealand has left many scars for us, and we just certainly hope that this is not going to have long-term consequences for us moving forward,” added Khan. The rug has been pulled out from under our feet as quick as that.”Ĭricket Australia said it was monitoring the situation and would “talk with the relevant authorities once more information becomes known” ahead of its scheduled tour early next year.Ĭricket West Indies did not reply to Reuters’ e-mail asking if it would reconsider their team’s tour of Pakistan later this year but the atmosphere is not promising. “We’ve done a huge amount of work in building our credibility back up again in world cricket. “It’s been pretty gut-wrenching,” PCB chief executive Wasim Khan told a virtual news conference on Sunday. It is a massive setback for the cricket-mad nation which moved heaven and earth to project itself as a safe destination and won tour commitments from several leading teams. With England also cancelling what would have been their first visit to the South Asian country in 16 years next month, Pakistan’s bumper home season looks in disarray. ![]() After a decade spent trying to woo back cricket’s international elite, Pakistan is facing the prospect of being declared the game’s no-go area again, and the anger is palpable.Ī sense of deja vu swept the country on Friday when New Zealand abruptly pulled the plug on their first Pakistan tour in 18 years, citing a security alert. ![]()
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