N.Zealand confirm Pakistan tour

[Pak123]

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday confirmed Pakistan would tour later this year but admitted concerns at how the public would react to the visitors following their scandal-tainted trip to England.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan dismissed a British newspaper report that sports chiefs were considering scrapping the Pakistan tour and seeking the West Indies or Sri Lanka as replacements.

Vaughan said the Pakistan trip was locked in under the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) Future Tours Programme and would go ahead as planned.

"You can't just do that (change opponents) the way the Future Tours Programme is structured," he told media.

"It's not a process where you can say 'we'd rather have someone else'. It doesn't work that way."

Pakistan are due in New Zealand late December for an 11-match tour that runs until early February.

Vaughan admitted he was concerned about how New Zealand fans would view the Pakistan team and the level of interest in watching a contest where one side was under a cloud following corruption allegations.

However, he said research showed the main motivation for New Zealand fans was seeing their home team in action, regardless of the opposition.

"These recent reports (from Britain) haven't done us any favours," he said.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori this month called for corrupt players to be banned for life, saying otherwise crowds would question every result, even if it was legitimate.

Pakistan's England tour has been plagued by corruption allegations since the News of the World reported that spot-fixing took place in last month's fourth Test at Lord's.

The ICC has suspended three Pakistan players, Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif while the allegations are investigated.

N.Zealand confirm Pakistan tour - GEO.tv

 

[Hyde]

thank god....so basically we r playing against proteas in uae first and then kiwis on their home ground...then world will be approaching....and if i m not wrong they will play one or two matches against sum1 else too

 

[Super Falcon]

Another slap to indians who did everything to isolate pakistan and cricket in pakistan we should thank to NZC which is our reliable friend and always supported pakistan over india

 

[INDIAN007]

INDIA is not trying to islolate PAK .......mind ur language........

 

[hecj]

Another slap to indians who did everything to isolate pakistan and cricket in pakistan we should thank to NZC which is our reliable friend and always supported pakistan over india

here comes the india.
do u have india phobia?who said india behind fixing or isolation??you are now going to be the head of conspiracy theories or another hamid.

falcon ji ,there is something due to which players are under scan.accept this.

 

[INDIAN007]

Another slap to indians who did everything to isolate pakistan and cricket in pakistan we should thank to NZC which is our reliable friend and always supported pakistan over india

INDIA is not trying to islolate PAK cricket .......mind ur language dude.......

 

[Super Falcon]

well everyone knows who is doing this type of things man

 

[Spring Onion]

Good news. Others also should act civilised

 

[hecj]

well eceryone knows who is doing this type of things man

who every one?.even ijaj butt is not confirmed abt this.look abt his statements.once he demands lorgat suspension,he targets ecb,he targets bcci or raw,where would you like to act or direct??

 

[Enigma]

Another slap to indians who did everything to isolate pakistan and cricket in pakistan we should thank to NZC which is our reliable friend and always supported pakistan over india

too much of zaid hamid dose eh?

by the way pak is touring nzl. nzl is NOT coming to pak..

go slap urself...



@ topic : good for cricket, happy with the decision