PAK vs NZ: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is leaving no stone unturned in strengthening the security of its players. Actually, New Zealand cricket team (New Zealand Cricket Team) is scheduled to tour Pakistan to play a five-match T20I series in April this year.

Before sending its team on this tour, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) itself wants to inspect the security arrangements. According to media reports, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in discussions with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to finalize the dates and venues of the upcoming T20I series. This window will be from April 13 to 24, which means it will clash with some matches of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024).

New Zealand Cricket Team’s security will be closely monitored for NZ vs PAK T20I series

Ahead of this tour, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has decided to send a security delegation to Pakistan to get information about the security arrangements to be made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the upcoming T20I series so that there is no problem during the tour. .

According to a report in Times of India, the delegation being sent by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to Pakistan will also include private security expert Reg Dickason as well as Health Milly, a senior official of the NZC Players Association. Reg Dickason has experience working with the ICC and various cricket boards during major tours of Pakistan over the years.

Kiwi team has toured Pakistan twice

“This delegation will visit Lahore and Rawalpindi in early March, where T20I matches will probably be played,” the source said. Let us tell you, this delegation will inspect the match venues and team hotels, and will hold meetings with the government and security officials to review and enhance the security arrangements for the New Zealand team.

Actually, this tour is being done to avoid the incident of 2021 when the New Zealand team returned from Rawalpindi in September without playing the scheduled matches due to security concerns. However, after that the Kiwi team has toured Pakistan twice.