Bangladesh exit sends ripples: Pakistan says T20 WC participation uncertain

Pakistan Cricket Board president Mohsin Naqvi connected Sunday said that the announcement of the T20 World Cup squad does not mean Pakistan has decided to instrumentality portion successful adjacent month’s ICC event.Naqvi repeated that the PCB is inactive waiting for a greenish airy from the Pakistan authorities earlier taking a last telephone connected information successful the T20 World Cup, which volition beryllium held successful India and Sri Lanka.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) connected Saturday removed Bangladesh from the tourney and named Scotland arsenic their replacement aft the Bangladesh Cricket Board refused to nonstop its squad to India, citing information concerns pursuing Mustafizur Rahman’s exit from the IPL."We are waiting for the government's proposal and immoderate the authorities tells america to bash we volition bash it. If they don’t privation america to spell for the World Cup, we volition travel it," Naqvi told Pakistan players and caput manager Mike Hesson during a gathering held aft the squad announcement.Pakistan connected Sunday named a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, led by Salman Ali Agha.Doubts implicit Pakistan’s information besides came up during the squad announcement property league connected Sunday. When asked astir Pakistan’s chances of playing successful the World Cup, main selector Aaqib Javed said, "As players and management, we are preparing for the World Cup, and it is up to the PCB and authorities to instrumentality aMeanwhile, during the meeting, Naqvi explained the PCB’s presumption connected Bangladesh’s exclusion from the tourney owed to their refusal to question to India implicit information concerns.

In a aboriginal statement, the PCB said the players supported the board’s basal backing Bangladesh.Naqvi besides told the players that Bangladesh’s determination not to play matches successful India was a principled one."We firmly cull the treble standards of the ICC," Naqvi was quoted arsenic saying successful the PCB statement, arsenic cited by quality bureau PTI, adding that the crippled should beryllium tally wrong the spirt and principles of the game.Naqvi besides reminded the players astir expectations from fans up of the location white-ball bid against Australia and the World Cup, and asked them to execute to the champion of their ability.