Pakistan contemplating taking legal route against NZ

PAKISTAN cricket has been jolted with two body blows in the last four days after
New Zealand and England backed out from playing bilateral series in the Asian
country. Back on September 17, the Black Caps abandoned their tour moments
before the start of the first ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The visitors cited ‘security concerns’ as a reason for their withdrawal from the
tour.
On Monday, the England cricket team backed off from their tour of Pakistan in
the month of October. The England men’s and women’s teams were scheduled
to take part in ODI and T20I series.
However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) released a statement,
mentioning that the teams won’t be travelling to Pakistan next month.
Amidst the chaos, in a tweet Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chadhury said
yesterday that Pakistan will be consulting legal experts for actions against NZC
and ECB. He stated that Pakistan will make consultations with the lawyers to
take appropriate action against them. Cricket.com reported.
Last Saturday, the New Zealand players returned to their home country after the
PCB arranged a chartered flight for them. PCB chief executive Wasim Khan also
showed his agony over the turn of events in Pakistan cricket.
Earlier, Ramiz Raja, the chairman of the PCB, was devastated after the Black
Caps and the Three Lions pulled out from their respective series. He also lashed
out at cricket’s ‘western bloc’ for the developments in the last few days.
“I am severely disappointed in England’s withdrawal but it was expected because
this western bloc gets united unfortunately and tries to back each other. So, you
can take any decision on the basis of security threat and perception. There was a
sense of anger because first New Zealand got away without sharing information
about the threat they were facing,” Raja said.

“Now, this (England) was expected but this is a lesson for us because we go out
of our way to accommodate and pamper these sides when they visit. And when
we go there, we undergo strict quarantines and we tolerate their admonishments,
but there is a lesson in this. That is, that from now on we will only go as far as is
in our interest,” he added. (CricTracker)