'Let Pakistan PM come': PCB chief warns ICC after Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 WC

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board president Mohsin Naqvi has issued a beardown informing to the ICC aft Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland successful the upcoming T20 World Cup. Speaking astatine a property league connected Saturday, Naqvi said Pakistan’s information successful the tourney volition beryllium wholly connected the government’s decision.Naqvi made it wide that the last telephone volition beryllium taken by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The premier curate is presently retired of the country. The substance volition beryllium placed earlier him erstwhile helium returns.

“Whether we play successful the T20 World Cup oregon not, the determination volition beryllium taken by the government,” Naqvi said.“Our PM (Shahbaz Sharif) is retired of the country. When helium comes, we volition instrumentality proposal from him. The determination by the authorities volition beryllium last and binding, and if they accidental no, past they (ICC) whitethorn invitation immoderate different team.”Bangladesh were removed from the T20 World Cup aft they refused to question to India. They cited information concerns for their players. After that, the ICC decided to regenerate Bangladesh with Scotland.Pakistan, meanwhile, are scheduled to play each their World Cup matches successful Sri Lanka. This was agreed earlier with the BCCI nether a hybrid model. Pakistan were besides the lone afloat subordinate federation to backmost Bangladesh during the ICC vote.

Fourteen different members voted against Bangladesh’s petition to displacement their matches.Naqvi said Bangladesh had been treated unfairly. He called them an important portion of satellite cricket.“Bangladesh is simply a large stakeholder, and they person been unfairly treated successful this case. This I maintained successful Wednesday's gathering arsenic well, and their stance has galore factors which I volition archer erstwhile the concern arrives,” helium said.The PCB president besides questioned the ICC’s decision-making process.

He suggested that 1 state had excessively overmuch control.“One state is dictating. When the ICC changed venues for Pakistan and India successful a favour, past wherefore it was not done for Bangladesh?” asked Naqvi.Naqvi stressed that the PCB answers lone to the Pakistan government, adding, “Our argumentation and presumption is wide erstwhile the clip comes, and the authorities takes a decision, everyone volition cognize astir it. We are not nether the ICC, we are subservient to our government. Once the PM returns, helium volition decide. We volition travel authorities directives.”