Cricket: Pakistan fears becoming a no-go area again after NZ snub

Pakistan Cricket Board chief says abrupt pull-out of New Zealand cricket team from Pakistan ‘has hit us very hard’.

After nearly 10 years spent trying to woo back cricket’s international elite, Pakistan is facing the prospect of being declared the game’s no-go area again, and the anger is palpable.

A sense of deja vu swept the country on Friday when New Zealand abruptly pulled the plug on their first Pakistan tour in 18 years, citing a security alert.

With England’s board yet to make up its mind about what would be its team’s first visit to the South Asian country in 16 years next month, Pakistan’s bumper home season looks in disarray.