Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the current situation between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).
According to a handout by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), met the premier in Islamabad.
“Naqvi gave a detailed briefing to the prime minister on the current situation between the ICC T20 World Cup and the BCB,” the handout said.
The development comes after Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland on Saturday in the tournament, which is scheduled to begin next month, following their refusal to tour India over safety concerns in the wake of soured political relations between the Asian neighbours.
The governing ICC rejected Bangladesh’s request to move their matches to tournament co-host Sri Lanka, saying it was not feasible to change the schedule so close to the February 7 start of the tournament.
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