{"id":72093,"date":"2021-09-22T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72093"},"modified":"2021-09-22T19:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T19:40:00","slug":"england-call-off-pakistan-tour-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72093","title":{"rendered":"England call off Pakistan tour in October"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that the tour of Pakistan in October by their men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams has been cancelled due to \u201cincreasing concerns about travelling to the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trip, which would have been the men\u2019s team first trip to Pakistan after 2005 and first ever by the women\u2019s team, was in serious doubt since New Zealand men\u2019s team pulled out of their white-ball series on Friday, citing security concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ECB has a longstanding commitment to tour Pakistan as part of the Men\u2019s Future Tours Programme in 2022. Earlier this year, we agreed to play two additional T20 World Cup warm-up games in Pakistan in October, adding a short women\u2019s tour with double headers alongside the men\u2019s games. The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s games in Pakistan and we can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip,\u201d read the ECB statement posted on their website.<\/p>\n

The England men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams were scheduled to play Twenty20 matches in Rawalpindi on October 14 and 15. While the men\u2019s team would fly for the T20 World Cup in UAE, the women\u2019s team would stay back for three ODIs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mental and physical well-being of our players and support staff remains our highest priority and this is even more critical given the times we are currently living in. We know there are increasing concerns about travelling to the region and believe that going ahead will add further pressure to a playing group who have already coped with a long period of operating in restricted Covid environments. There is the added complexity for our Men\u2019s T20 squad. We believe that touring under these conditions will not be ideal preparation for the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup, where performing well remains a top priority for 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that this decision will be a significant disappointment to the PCB, who have worked tirelessly to host the return of international cricket in their country. Their support of English and Welsh cricket over the last two summers has been a huge demonstration of friendship. We are sincerely sorry for the impact this will have on cricket in Pakistan and emphasise an ongoing commitment to our main touring plans there for 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ramiz Raja, expressed his disappointment over ECB\u2019s decision to not travel to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisappointed with England, pulling out of their commitment & failing a member of their Cricket fraternity when it needed it most. Survive we will inshallah. A wake up call for Pak team to become the best team in the world for teams to line up to play them without making excuses,\u201d read his tweet.<\/p>\n

NZ team receives bomb threat<\/p>\n

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday confirmed that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a threatening email relating to NZC.<\/p>\n

Although this did not specifically reference the New Zealand women\u2019s cricket team, it was treated seriously, investigated, and deemed not credible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WHITE FERNS have now arrived in Leicester and, as a precaution, security around them has been boosted. Reports their training has been cancelled are false,\u201d NZC said in an official statement.<\/p>\n

They were not scheduled to train today (Monday) as it was a travelling day. NZC will not be commenting further on the matter,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The third ODI of the series between England and New Zealand is now set to go ahead after a security threat was deemed by NZC to be \u201cnot credible\u201d.<\/p>\n

As per ESPNcricinfo, a member of the New Zealand team management was contacted and he was told that a bomb would be placed at the team hotel. The side was also warned of an attempt to place a bomb on their plane when they return to New Zealand.<\/p>\n

As a result, The White Ferns went into lockdown on Monday, and the police and counter-terrorism agencies were called in.<\/p>\n

Source: ANI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Desk: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that the tour of Pakistan in October by their men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams has been cancelled due to \u201cincreasing concerns about travelling to the region.\u201d The trip, which would have been the men\u2019s team first trip to Pakistan after 2005 and first ever […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":72094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n