New Zealand had cancelled their limited-overs tour of Pakistan a few hours before the first ODI citing security issues and this was followed by England abandoning their tour to the Asia country as well.
Now, there are some reports doing the rounds that the Pakistan Cricket Board has been handed an invoice of almost INR 27 lakhs on the food bills of the personnel who were in charge of security of the New Zealand side.
The reports further suggest that there were five SPs and over 500 SSPs (police officers) who were deployed for the security of the Blackcaps along with the Pakistan army.
The New Zealand Cricket in a statement had said that the tour had been called-off due to security reasons.
“The side was to play Pakistan this evening in the first of three ODIs in Rawalpindi, before moving to Lahore for a five-match T20 series. However, following an escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan, and advice from NZC security advisors on the ground, it has been decided the BLACKCAPS will not continue with the tour,” NZC said in the statement calling off the tour.
Both New Zealand and England have been facing fire on social media and from the former Pakistan cricketers for cancelling the tours.