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‘Supporting B’desh is okay, but not at the cost of Pakistan cricket’: Former players

Updated on: 28 January,2026 08:06 AM IST  |  Karachi
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Former Pakistan players and cricket board officials have cautioned the Pakistan Cricket Board against damaging its relationship with the ICC, stressing that support for Bangladesh should not come at the expense of Pakistan cricket. With PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi deferring a decision on Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup

‘Supporting B’desh is okay, but not at the cost of Pakistan cricket’: Former players

Mohsin Naqvi and Mohammad Hafeez. Pics/AFP

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Pakistan should refrain from spoiling its relation with ICC and support to Bangladesh must not come at the cost of national cricket, former players and Board officials said as PCB deferred its decision on participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup. 

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has set Friday or Monday as the deadline for confirming Pakistan’s participation in the T20 World Cup, a situation which emerged after Bangladesh’s ouster from the tournament. Former Pakistan Test captain Mohammad Hafeez felt.


“PCB must send Pakistan team for the World Cup” while former PCB Chairman Khalid Mahmood and secretary Arif Ali Abbasi said “there is  see no logic in not sending the team to the World Cup.”



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