Pakistan Officials Meet Icc Over India Boycott

Officials from nan International Cricket Council and nan Pakistan Cricket Board will meet successful Lahore connected Sunday for talks complete Pakistan's planned boycott of their T20 World Cup lucifer against India adjacent week.

The ICC's lawman chair Imran Khawaja and Mubashar Usmani, a personnel of nan executive committee, will meet pinch PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi.

The president of nan Bangladesh Cricket Board, Ameenul Islam, will besides beryllium present.

Bangladesh pulled retired of nan T20 World Cup, which started connected Saturday, aft nan ICC rejected their petition to move their matches from India amid rising governmental tensions.

Pakistan's authorities past said its squad would beryllium boycott nan lucifer against India connected 15 February – pinch Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying nan determination was made to "support" Bangladesh.

Should Pakistan boycott nan match, they would forfeit nan points disposable and nan absence of nan fixture could person important consequences for nan game, fixed it is nan astir lucrative successful nan sport.

It could lead to disputes complete nan ICC's existent authorities deals and continued uncertainty could effect early agreements, pinch nan existent TV deals group to tally retired aft nan 2027 World Cup.