England cricketers had no position in pulling out of Pakistan tour, have been by no means consulted, says gamers’ union

Team England Player Partnership (TEPP) stated that at no level have been the gamers consulted by the ECB earlier than the tour have been cancelled and that they didn’t refuse to go to Pakistan. England have been to tour Pakistan in October. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSTeam England Player Partnership (TEPP) stated the cricketers weren’t requested for enter.England had pulled out of the tour after New Zealand pulled out of their tour of the nationThe England groups have been every scheduled to play two T20 worldwide matches on October 13 and 14 in RawalpindiEngland’s cricketers had no position within the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) determination to tug out of their of Pakistan, the nation’s worldwide gamers’ union stated. England had pulled out of the tour, which was to happen later this 12 months, after New Zealand pulled out of their tour of the nation simply minutes earlier than the beginning of the primary match citing a safety menace.

Team England Player Partnership (TEPP), which represents England’s worldwide gamers, stated the cricketers weren’t requested for enter.”At no stage did TEPP inform the ECB that the players would not be touring,” TEPP chair Richard Bevan advised ESPNCricinfo. “At no stage has the ECB ever asked TEPP or the teams, men and women, whether the tour should go ahead or whether players were prepared to tour Pakistan. It is 100% incorrect to suggest TEPP intervened to say the players would not tour.”Pakistan was shunned by different cricketing nations for nearly a decade after the lethal 2009 assault on the Sri Lanka group bus in Lahore however has not too long ago been wooing again high worldwide sides.The England groups have been every scheduled to play two T20 worldwide matches on Oct. 13 and 14 in Rawalpindi, with the ladies’s facet as a consequence of keep on for a three-match one-day worldwide collection from Oct. 17-21.Former gamers have criticised the England and Wales Cricket Board’s determination.”English cricket, the governing body and players, had a chance to do the right thing this week,” former England captain Michael Atherton wrote in The Times.”They had a chance to repay a debt, uphold their honour and side with a cricketing nation that has undergone the kind of challenges others cannot even begin to contemplate. Instead, citing a mealy-mouthed statement, they did the wrong thing.”Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.