[14] Tom Latham was named as New Zealand's captain, with Kane Williamson being unavailable due to him playing in the rescheduled phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League.

[17] The ODI series was originally scheduled to form part of the inaugural 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

[18][19] However, in September 2021 it was announced that due to the unavailability of the Decision Review System (DRS), the ODI matches would be a standalone bilateral series.

[24] The New Zealand cricket board chief executive David White said in a statement that they had no choice but to call off the tour of Pakistan.

[27] On 20 September 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that both their men's and women's tours to the country in October 2021 had been cancelled,[28] citing issues around wellbeing and concerns of travelling to the region.