PCB Chief Said: World Twenty20 Matches of Pakistan Could be Played on Neutral Venue

LAHORE: Pakistan’s candid arch Monday said a angle was accustomed to play their World Twenty20 matches on aloof venues next
ages in the accident that Islamabad does not acquiesce the aggregation to bout India.

India host the ICC World Twenty20 from March 8 to April 3 but Pakistan’s accord is accountable to government approval as there are specific threats, Pakistan Candid Board administrator Shaharyar Khan said.

“We accept told the ICC (International Candid Council) now and afore as well, the accommodation (to bout India) is with the government and it will accede if there is a specific Pakistan aggressive aegis threat,” Khan told media.

Khan said a angle was accustomed during the ICC Board affair in Dubai endure week.

“Someone in the ICC affair said that if there are doubts over extremists (at Pakistan matches) we are accessible to play at aloof venues in case our government does not accord the permission to bout India,” said Khan.

Neighbours Pakistan and India allotment a airy relationship. There was a thaw afresh as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif briefly met his Indian analogue Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a altitude change affair in Paris backward endure year.

That was followed by a abruptness appointment by Modi to Lahore to appear Sharif’s altogether and a ancestors gathering.

But endure month’s attacks on an Indian air abject in Pathankot batty the accord action arch to the abandoning of talks amid the adopted secretaries.

Khan said there accept been incidents afresh which appropriate that there are absolutely Pakistan-specific threats.

“They are not accepted threats, like Australia had in Bangladesh and they did not forward their aggregation for the Under-19 World Cup,” Khan said.

Australia withdrew from the January-February Junior World Cup over aegis fears.

“PCB could authority a affair with the BCCI admiral in Mumbai (the BCCI appointment was the arena of protests by Shiv Sena activists in October 2015), Pakistan accompanist Ghulam Ali’s concerts could not be staged alert over threats and afore that a book barrage for Khursheed Kasuri (the above Pakistani adopted secretary) was disturbed,” said Khan of the contempo contest in India endure year.

Khan said a 500-plus Pakistan accidental featuring in the South Asian Federation (SA) Amateur in Guwhati was altered from a cricketing event.

“There are added affairs of attacks on cricketers than on swimmers and players of added games.”