LAHORE: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has reportedly paid monetary compensation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for abruptly ending the tour last year in September 2021 citing a “security threat”, it emerged on Thursday.
According to several media reports, the New Zealand Cricket has also agreed to play five additional Twenty20 internationals and five one-day internationals in May next year.
“These 10 matches are in addition to the two Tests and three ICC Super League ODIs, which will be played in December-January,” the reports added.
Meanwhile, the relationships between both the boards have returned to normal, with PCB making up its mind to accept the invitation to participate in the triangular series in Christchurch in October before the T20 World Cup in Australia.
PCB will confirm the tour to New Zealand after deciding the dates with England as they are scheduled to travel to Pakistan for seven T20Is planned in October.
The New Zealand cricket team had arrived in Pakistan on September 11 last year after 18 years to play three ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals.
The Kiwis had, however, devastated Pakistan’s cricket fraternity on Sep 17 by opting out of their tour of Pakistan minutes before the first ODI was to be played. They had cited a ‘security threat’ as the reason without divulging any further information.
Later, England also withdrew from sending their men and women teams to Pakistan. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja announced that they would ask New Zealand to pay compensation.
The PCB had in December announced that the “NZC has confirmed to tour Pakistan for two Tests and three ODIs in December-January 2022-23 as part of the Future Tours Programme and will return in April 2023 for 10 white-ball matches to make up for the September 2021 abandoned tour.”
