New Zealand batsman Mathew Sinclair has said he will go to Pakistan if asked to play in the Champions Trophy.

Sinclair has been in and out of the New Zealand team in the past few seasons and said being on the fringes meant any chance to play for the Black Caps had to be taken.

It is looking increasingly likely that several established players are going to opt out of the tour because of security fears meaning players such as Sinclair and those involved in the recent Emerging Players Tournament win could make up a second string side for the one-day cricket tournament.

"If I was approached I would go because being a fringe player and wanting to play for my country, it just makes sense for me," he told The Dominion Post.

"I can understand the senior players not wanting to go. They are comfortable with their position in the team but the fringe players like and the up-and-coming players will grab it because you may never get a chance again.

"You jump at any chance like this and you hope that the ICC (International Cricket Council) have got it right."

The 32-year-old batsman, who has not played in a One-day International since the match against Bangladesh in Queenstown on December 31, 2007, added: "I was on the tour of duty in 2003 when no other player wanted to go after the bomb blast (outside the team hotel in Karachi in 2002).

"I never felt threatened then but it could be different now with more teams and more at stake, but equally there should be more security."

Sinclair's comments will concern New Zealand Cricket Players' Association boss Heath Mills, who had worries that such a scenario - where fringe players felt compelled to tour - could eventuate.

The NZCPA firmly believes the security issues are so great that no players should be making the trip to strife-torn Pakistan and Sinclair admitted being at odds with the Players' Association, of which he was a member, was something that concerned him.

"There could be repercussions from the Players' Association and that worries me a bit," he added. "I've always been an advocate of the Players' Association, so there is a conflict there which isn't ideal."

The Champions Trophy is scheduled to run from September 11 to 28.