The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Dubai early Sunday after fleeing Pakistan but officials refused to give details of the security threat that forced them to abruptly cancel their tour.
“The BLACKCAPS have arrived in Dubai after leaving Islamabad on a charter flight last night,” New Zealand Cricket said in a statement.
“The contingent of 34 players and support staff are now settling into their Dubai hotel and undergoing their 24-hour period of self-isolation.”
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The New Zealand cricket team, which called off its Pakistan tour unilaterally due to “security” reasons, has left islamabad for Dubai via a chartered flight at 6 pm today.
The Kiwis will fly to their homeland via a chartered flight RJD-232. The chartered plane will take them to UAE and then to New Zealand.
In a statement, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that the 33-member New Zealand squad will leave Islamabad Airport through a charter flight at 6 pm today for Dubai.
The New Zealand team left Serena hotel at 12:55 pm today and reached the airport at 1:20 pm, he added. The interior minister said that they were being tested for COVID-19 at the airport.
