LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja called on the players to channel their frustration into their performance.
On Friday, the New Zealand cricket team had backed out of its tour of Pakistan over security concerns minutes before the first match was scheduled to start at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium — a move that had shocked fans and officials.
In a video message, the PCB chairman said: “Release your frustration and anger by channeling it towards your performance.”
Once you become a world-class team, people will start lining up to play, he said.
“Everyone will want to play against you. So I want us to learn from this, move forward and keep strong. There is no need to be disappointed.”
Addressing cricket fans, Raja said that he understood their pain over the cancellation of the matches.
“It is a shared pain and whatever happened is not right for Pakistani cricket,” he said, calling the situation an “unfortunate scenario”.
