{"id":554,"date":"2021-09-18T13:50:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T13:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2021-09-18T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T13:51:01","slug":"int-cricketers-expresses-dismay-over-new-zealand-decision-to-back-out-from-pakistan-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/sports\/int-cricketers-expresses-dismay-over-new-zealand-decision-to-back-out-from-pakistan-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Int\u2019 Cricketers expresses dismay over New Zealand decision to back out from Pakistan series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, September,18, (Asia Free Press): International cricketers expressed great concerns over New Zealand cricket board decision to abandoned Pakistan series just minutes before the first scheduled match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West Indies cricketer Daren Sammy said he has disappointed by the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDisappointed waking up to the news of the cancellation of Pakistan vs New Zealand series because of security issues,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver the last 6 years playing and visiting Pakistan has been one of the most enjoyable experiences. I\u2019ve always felt safe. This is a massive blow to Pakistan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRealPCB<\/a> and the government have worked so hard to get cricket back to Pakistan. Again I will say Pakistan is one of the safest places I\u2019ve played cricket. The fans are amazing. I feel at home when I\u2019m there. So disappointed right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7vlGIRw73h\">https:\/\/t.co\/7vlGIRw73h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PUaZgG8qBS\">pic.twitter.com\/PUaZgG8qBS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darensammy88\/status\/1438839820147638274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Perera also rejected the insecurity situation in Pakistan and said he enjoyed his stay in Pakistan during his team tour two year ago.<br>\u201cToured TheRealPCB 2 years back and really enjoyed every minute of our stay!! Felt extremely welcomed and also safe tbh! Never had any doubt. Genuinely wanna see cricket return to this great nation!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/angiperera\/status\/1438827329057292288?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perera recalls his last visit to Pakistan two years ago, terming &#8220;every minute of it enjoyable and safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cricketer wishes for the sport to return to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former NZ batting all-rounder Grant Elliott wrote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Sad news for players and fans,&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another former cricketer and cricket commentator from NZ, Danny Morrison, expresses shock over the abrupt decision and termed it \u201csuper sad\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Super sad!! Don\u2019t know enough what\u2019s going on??!\u2026 But truly love travelling around #Pakistan &amp; cricket times of late in Pakistan. Feel for all there.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Super sad!! Don\u2019t know enough what\u2019s going on??!\u2026 But truly love travelling around <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a> &amp; cricket times of late in Pakistan \ud83d\ude4f Feel for all there \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude4f\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRealPCB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iramizraja?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iramizraja<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RW5mGKjSxF\">https:\/\/t.co\/RW5mGKjSxF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteelyDan66\/status\/1438840221064482828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WI cricketer Sherfane Rutherford twitted that Pakistan is the \u2018safest\u2019 country to host cricket tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his post, Rutherford said that the announcement by the NZ is &#8220;not a good news&#8221; for cricket fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFeelings for my Pakistani friends, not a good news for cricket lovers. I&#8217;ve travelled to many countries. Pakistani is the safest country for cricket and cricket loving country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former South African Cricketer Rilee Rossouw also express dismay over the cancellation of Pakistan tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVery sad to see the cancellation of the New Zealand tour to Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lankan Cricketer Dimuth Karunarathna twitted<br>&#8220;Sad to note NZ tour of PK has been called off\u2026<br>2 years ago @TheRealPCB security made sure we were ultra safe thro the entire tour with security protocol generally provided for Heads of State.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South African Cricketer David Wiese also rejected the security excuse and said he always felt safe in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have always enjoyed myself in Pakistan, the people are very welcoming and the security has never been an issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have always enjoyed myself in Pakistan, the people are very welcoming and the security has never been an issue!! This tweet is however from a fake account!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RaRcGdfwNJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/RaRcGdfwNJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Wiese (@David_Wiese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Wiese\/status\/1438960128661786629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, September,18, (Asia Free Press): International cricketers expressed great concerns over New Zealand cricket board decision to abandoned Pakistan series just minutes before the first scheduled match. West Indies cricketer Daren Sammy said he has disappointed by the decision. \u201cDisappointed waking up to the news of the cancellation of Pakistan vs New Zealand series because [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[93,235,234,92,65],"class_list":["post-554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-cricket","tag-cricketers","tag-international","tag-new-zealand","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}