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NEW DELHI: Former India opener and 1983 World Cup victor Krishnamachari Srikkanth has launched a scathing onslaught connected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) main Mohsin Naqvi, urging Pakistan to enactment distant from the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup aft Naqvi hinted astatine a imaginable withdrawal from the tournament.Pakistan person kept suspense live implicit their participation, deferring a last determination until astatine slightest Friday and adjacent contemplating a boycott of their marquee clash against co-hosts India successful solidarity with Bangladesh, who were ousted from the tournament. The PCB said a last telephone volition beryllium taken either connected Friday oregon adjacent Monday pursuing Naqvi’s gathering with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif successful Islamabad.
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"I had a productive gathering with the Prime Minister and briefed him connected the ICC matter.
He directed that we resoluteness it portion keeping each options connected the table," Naqvi tweeted."It was agreed that the last determination volition beryllium taken either connected Friday oregon adjacent Monday," helium added.Naqvi, who has often blurred the lines betwixt cricket and politics, sparked caller contention by suggesting Pakistan mightiness propulsion retired of the T20 World Cup 2026 successful solidarity with Bangladesh, whose matches were not shifted to a neutral venue.
His remarks drew a crisp effect from Srikkanth, who warned Pakistan against touring India, claiming they would beryllium outplayed comprehensively.With India seen arsenic steadfast favourites, particularly with the tourney being staged successful the subcontinent, Srikkanth did not clasp back."In the past match, India scored 209 successful 15 overs. In this match, they scored 150 successful 10 overs. Seeing this, galore teams mightiness accidental 'no, we are not coming.
You tin support the cup'," Srikkanth said successful a video connected his YouTube channel. "Hey Pakistan, don't come. Your antheral Mohsin Naqvi has been talking astir it - don't come. You volition beryllium thrashed. A six deed successful Colombo volition onshore successful Madras. Beware. The champion enactment is to enactment away. Find an excuse and don't come. These boys volition thrash them hard. This volition nonstop an alarming awesome to each cricket squad successful the world. This benignant of hitting successful T20 cricket - I person ne'er seen thing similar it."Just hours aft Naqvi hinted astatine withdrawal, Pakistan announced their squad, though officials confirmed authorities clearance is inactive awaited."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 players and coaches successful Lahore.Pakistan unfastened their run against the Netherlands connected February 7 successful Colombo, followed by matches against the USA, India and Namibia. Salman Ali Agha volition pb the side, which includes Babar Azam but excludes Haris Rauf.
