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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Christian Turner receives flak from English, Pakistani cricket fans

While expressing solidarity, Christian Turner clarified that the British High Commission did not change the travel advisory for Pakistan or issued any threat alert. It is the independent decision of the England Cricket Board to cancel the tour.

British High Commissioner, Christian Turner, came into the crosshairs of English and Pakistani cricket fans after he uploaded a video apologizing for the cancellation of the tour by the England Cricket Board.

On Monday evening, he uploaded the video on his Twitter platform expressing solidarity and also claiming that British High Commission Pakistan has nothing to do with England Cricket Board calling off the series.

He said that British High Commission did not change the travel advisory for Pakistan or issued any threat alert. It is the independent decision of the England Cricket Board to cancel the tour. Christian Turner added that he considers himself the biggest champion in normalizing international cricket in Pakistan. He hoped that the cricket grounds of Pakistan would bustle with crowds again.

His statements, however, failed to console the disgruntled and disappointed fans. Netizens targeted him for pretense and also called out the England Cricket Board for a preposterous decision to call off the tour.

Read more: After New Zealand, England cancels cricket tours of Pakistan

English cricket fans slam ECB

Not only Pakistani fans but English cricket fans also slammed ECB for pulling out from the cricket series without a reasonable explanation. They added that it is disgraceful for ECB to cancel the series when Pakistan Cricket Team had toured England during the extreme COVID-19 emergency. English fans believed that a week-long tour would not have caused any damage and it was due on ECB to return the favor.

They called Pakistan a strong cricket ally of England and they felt extremely disappointed. English cricket fans expressed solidarity with Pakistan and cricket fans.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement it had “reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip”.

Read more:After 16 years, England Cricket Team coming to Pakistan in 2021

“We know there are increasing concerns about traveling to the region and believe that going ahead will add further pressure to a playing group who have already coped with a long period of operating in restricted Covid environments.”