10 biggest cricket controversies of 2021
Barring the good boys of international cricket (New Zealand), almost every other international team experienced controversial acts happening both on and off the field.
6. New Zealand cancelling Pakistan tour at 11th hour
For Pakistan and its cricket fans, resuming international cricket at home has been their paramount dream. The PCB from the last five years has left no stone unturned to host either its neighbours (Sri Lanka) or some overseas nations. However, when a heavyweight team like New Zealand was also all set to join the initiative, an unfortunate set of events made a controversial end of the tour.
The Blackcaps had arrived in Pakistan to play three ODIs and five T20Is in September 2021. The team a day before the first ODI game on September 17th was aptly ready to start the proceedings. However next day when the ODI was supposed to begin at 2:30 pm, the NZ squad hadn’t reached the ground even till half an hour before the scheduled time of play.
While the matter initially was lensed from a Covid-19 scare angle, the NZ cricket board later then issued a clarification statement where the abandonment of tour was announced because of security reasons. Overall, despite the PCB and the other security authorities laying a red carpet, the NZ team postponed the tour till 2022.
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