Pakistan rules out New Zealand boycott in T20 Cricket World Cup

The decision infuriated the PCB and sparked calls for a boycott of the New Zealand team.

Pakistan will not boycott next month’s Twenty20 World Cup match against New Zealand after the Black Caps’ “disrespectful” and abrupt abandonment of their tour over security fears, the country’s cricket board said.

The cancellation is a massive setback for Pakistan, who have been trying to revive tours by foreign sides after home internationals were suspended following a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.

New Zealand have refused to give details of the security threat that forced them to cancel their tour on Friday, just as the first One-Day International was due to begin in Rawalpindi.