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Follow UsFormer Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, while expressing regret over the home series against New Zealand being called off added that everything possible needs to be done from ensuing cricket does not get taken away from Pakistan again.
Following a terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, Pakistan went nearly a decade without regular international cricket. However, teams like South Africa and Sri Lanka have visited their shores without any hiccups.
I think the world underestimates how powerful our security forces are. Cricket is more than a sport to us and we will do everything in our power to prevent cricket being taken from us again. The world needs to give us a chance to prove that!
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) September 19, 2021
"I think the world underestimates how powerful our security forces are. Cricket is more than a sport to us and we will do everything in our power to prevent cricket (from) being taken from us again. The world needs to give us a chance to prove that!," Akram tweeted on Sunday (September 19).
After the Pakistan-New Zealand white-ball series was abandoned, Akram had tweeted saying that Pakistan is one of the safest places in the world to play cricket. "Extremely disappointed in NZ choice to abandon the #PAKvNZ tour. Pakistan has proven that our security measures for international games is of the highest order, making Pakistan one of the safest places in the world to play cricket today. I feel we are not hearing the whole story," the former skipper had tweeted.
Extremely disappointed in NZ choice to abandon the #PAKvNZ tour. Pakistan has proven that our security measures for international games is of the highest order, making Pakistan one of the safest places in the world to play cricket today. I feel we are not hearing the whole story
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) September 17, 2021
Pakistan and New Zealand were scheduled to play three ODIs and five T20Is, but the tour was called off even before a ball was bowled as the NZC were advised of a security threat.