They don’t want to play in Pakistan, they dont want to play in Kenya and now they might not play in SL. The outside world is too dangerous for them. What should be done with this team?
The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Asia has put question marks over New Zealand’s forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka. New Zealand are scheduled to fly to Sri Lanka in less than a fortnight, but Simon Wilson, spokesman for New Zealand Cricket (NZC), indicated that a final decision was unlikely until much closer to the departure date.
“NZC is watching developments, talking to the various authorities, and assessing the entire picture in terms of security and safety, as it does with all overseas tours.”
Stephen Fleming voiced his concern about the virus too. “If it progresses as expected we might have a problem getting there. When you take into account insurance complications and the already tight security measures … it’s definitely something to watch.”
A primary worry for the cricketers is the transit through Singapore, where, according to official figures, 98 people have been infected by the virus and four have died. If the tour does go ahead, it is likely that the team will avoid Singapore and travel via Perth instead. So far, no case of SARS has been detected in Sri Lanka.
Let's not be so quick to passed our judements regardin' Kiwis. NZC have a valid point; and they consider value of players than tournaments as others. Though, no cases of SARS has been found in Sri Lanka yet. If New Zealand pulled out from the tournament, I reckon SCB should invite third team be it Bangladesh, South Africa, Kenya or Zimbabwe. If all these teams refused, then make the ODIs tournament One-on-One between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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whats next? diarrhea in bangladesh..
I'm telling you guys Nz are afraid of facing Pakistan. They can't face the wrath of Shaoib akhtar :)
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hehe inkay lunch time me inkay khanay me julab liganay wali dawai dal do. phir dekho kaisay bhagay phirtay all over the stadium yaad rakhay gay sari umar.
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...New Zealand is proving to be a difficult team. It walked out of a tour of Pakistan because of an unrelated bomb blast at an adjoining hotel in Karachi.
Then it refused to play in Nairobi and forfeited the points (and I hope will be made to pay a financial penalty as well) and now we learn that it is monitoring the deadly pneumonia outbreak in Asia before deciding to tour Sri Lanka later this month.
As far as I know there have been no cases of this pneumonia in Sri Lanka though there have been few cases in Canada. If there is any health hazard, it would apply to all teams taking part in the tournament.
Actually it should be the other way round. Since the New Zealand team is scheduled to fly to Colombo via Singapore, there is danger that the New Zealand team may become carriers of the mysterious virus.
I think that the New Zealand cricketers need to grow up. They have to live in a world that the rest of us do. If they are constantly feeling threatened, they should pull out from international cricket until they are satisfied that the world has become a safe place. It will, unfortunately, have to be a long wait. Somehow the New Zealand players think nothing about brawling in night clubs but they are terribly concerned about security.....
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Thought it was funny piece from Omar Kureishi in today's Dawn.