Report: Abdul Majid Bhatti. Efforts of the International Cricket Council to convince Pakistan to play a match against India in the T20 World Cup are ongoing and Pakistan can play the match against India by fulfilling its conditions, but the final decision will be taken by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to information, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to receive more instructions from the Government of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif after talks with the International Cricket Council and the final decision about the Pakistan-India cricket match will be taken by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after that great progress will be made and Pakistan will be able to play the match by fulfilling its conditions.
It is worth mentioning that on the instructions of the Government of Pakistan, PCB decided to participate in the T20 World Cup and not play the match against India.
It is very likely that after four hours of talks on Sunday night in Lahore, the situation between the two sides will improve and the second round of talks will continue until late at night.
The sources revealed that the PCB was told that the ICC PCB was told that the government of Pakistan will make the final decision, Imran Khawaja said that he will present Pakistan’s position before the members of the ICC board.
Sri Lanka and the Emirates Cricket Board have asked Pakistan to review the decision, and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will meet the Prime Minister on Monday if necessary.
Pakistan will give a condition before the ICC delegation to increase its annual income, Pakistan did not invite the ICC delegation, the delegation decided to come to Pakistan.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has given a clear position to Imran Khawaja, to convince Pakistan for the match against India in the ICCT World Twenty20, the Vice President of the International Cricket Council Imran Khawaja hastily arrived in Lahore and held an important meeting with the President of the Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board President Eminul Islam also arrived in Lahore and met Mohsin Naqvi and Imran Khawaja. After Sri Lanka, the Emirates Cricket Board also contacted Pakistan and requested to reconsider the decision to play the match against India, but Mohsin Naqvi will once again consult with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on this matter before making a final decision.
According to sources, the ICC has told India that it will talk to the Indian board to avoid actions against the spirit of the game and not escalate issues like handouts. Several options have been offered to convince Pakistan for the match, with critical officials from the United Arab Emirates appealing to the PCB to reconsider the decision.
For the match to be held in Colombo on Sunday, the Pakistan government has refused to play the game in support of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Aminul Islam arrived in Lahore to attend the ICC’s emergency meeting, the ICC’s reconciliation team also arrived in Pakistan.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi welcomed the ICC delegation at Gaddafi Stadium. Sources say that PCB and ICC delegation will discuss about Pakistan India match, ICC has given the task of Pakistan India match to Vice President Imran Khawaja.
