New Zealand Cricket's decision to pull the Black Caps out of Pakistan, just two days before the opening match in Rawalpindi, has been met with fury by the host nation's fans AND at top levels of Pakistan's government. The tour was cancelled on Friday night, New Zealand Cricket citing a "specific and credible" security threat to the team. A group of 34 players and staff left the country on a charter flight late on Saturday. The country's Interior Minister labelled the move a "conspiracy", while players past and present from Pakistan and elsewhere have condemned it. We have comments from fast bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar and New Zealand Cricket Player's Association boss Heath Mills and chief executive David White. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent in Pakistan, Omar Quraishi how big a deal this is in the country.
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