New Zealand cricket team returns to Pakistan for Test and ODI series | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: A yr after abandoning their tour over safety issues, the New Zealand cricket staff led by Tim Southee on Thursday returned to Pakistan for two Tests sequence which will probably be adopted by three ODIs.
The Kiwis are actually the third staff to tour Pakistan in 2022 after Australia and England.
Earlier, in September final yr, New Zealand sparked frustration in Pakistan after they determined to not present up for the Rawalpindi Test and shockingly returned residence.
The arrival of the Kiwis comes simply days after England whitewashed Pakistan at residence in a three-match Test sequence that has seen the hosts’ cricket board chief sacked.

The present 15-man New Zealand squad is led by veteran pacer Southee and they’re going to start the tour with the primary Test in Karachi from Monday.
The second Test is in Multan from January 3, adopted by one-day internationals on January 10, 12 and 14 in Karachi.
Pakistan introduced a 16-man squad for the Test sequence Wednesday, with a recall for quick bowler Hasan Ali.
Spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi misses out with a knee damage.
The Test sequence in opposition to New Zealand will present Pakistan with an opportunity to enhance on their efficiency after a humiliating defeat by the hands of England.
New Zealand minimize quick a tour in 2002 when a bomb blast outdoors their Karachi lodge killed 14 individuals together with French naval workers. They returned in 2003 however prevented the mega port metropolis.
Pakistan then grew to become a no-go vacation spot for worldwide cricket in 2009 when the Sri Lankan staff bus was attacked, forcing Pakistan to play residence video games at impartial venues, largely within the United Arab Emirates.
But worldwide cricket has regularly returned since 2015 following main safety enhancements and this yr has been a giant residence season with visits by Australia, England and New Zealand.
New Zealand squad: Tim Southee (captain), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Will Young
(With inputs from AFP)