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    "excerpt": "Pakistan greats such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Akhtar among others have castigated the England and New Zealand cricket boards for pulling out of their scheduled tours of the country cit",
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    "editor1": "<p>Pakistan greats such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Akhtar among others have castigated the England and New Zealand cricket boards for pulling out of their scheduled tours of the country citing &quot;security issues&quot; and &quot;mental and physical well-being of our players&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After New Zealand Cricket (NZC) withdrew its side hours before the opening match at Rawalpindi a couple of days back due to &#39;security concerns&#39;, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) too cancelled the men&#39;s and women&#39;s team tours saying that the &quot;mental and physical well-being of our players and support staff remains our highest priority and this is even more critical given the times we are currently living in&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Legendary Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram tweeted:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.<br \/>\r\nUnfortunately we live in a world where terror threats haunt sports and entertainment in every single country. But I would much rather play cricket in a country that is prepared for anything than one that isn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wasimakramlive\/status\/1440106509191430148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Another Pakistan great, fast bowler Waqar Younis, wrote:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Integrity Comes First&rdquo; Unfortunately we live in a very cynical World. So let&rsquo;s not cry over spilled milk. Let&rsquo;s show the World that we are alive. Time to shine Team Pakistan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/T20WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T20WorldCup<\/a> Support required from every Pakistani around the World <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PakistanZindabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PakistanZindabad<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waqyounis99\/status\/1440132515134574593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik termed it sad news for the country&#39;s cricket.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">- Sad news for Pakistan cricket, just stay strong...<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWe will be back stronger, inshAllah!<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realshoaibmalik\/status\/1440041734977716232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Even when the New Zealand team abandoned the tour a couple of days back and flew to Dubai on a chartered flight, Malik had tweeted:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">... if needed Pakistan will never backout, God forbid if such a situation surfaces just the way we didn&#39;t in the past!<br \/>\r\nIn such times, all that matters is we help each other and play the game we love the most. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllForTheGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllForTheGame<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realshoaibmalik\/status\/1438953286334361600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/india-tour-of-england-2021\">India tour of England, 2021 <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Former Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar, said its time to have an arm-wrestling contest and show who is stronger<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So England also refuses.<br \/>\r\nIts ok guys, see you all at the T20 World Cup. Specially <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLACKCAPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLACKCAPS<\/a>.<br \/>\r\nAb painja laganay ka time aa gaya hai. Chorna nahi hai ab <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Babarazam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@babarazam<\/a> .<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nFull video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUwpaHDvzb\">https:\/\/t.co\/zUwpaHDvzb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PxMb1Bt5bb\">pic.twitter.com\/PxMb1Bt5bb<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1440020570175852545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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