The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla has said that Pakistan has misled Bangladesh, which took a stance to not play the T20 World Cup matches in India over “security concerns” and said that Dhaka was assured of full security and its concerns addressed.
The MP said it is very difficult to change the entire schedule at the last moment, and that’s why Scotland was brought as a replacement for Bangladesh.
“We wanted Bangladesh to play, and we also assured full security, but since they have made this decision, it is very difficult to change the entire schedule at the last moment. This is why Scotland was brought in,” Shukla said.
“Pakistan is intervening in the matter without any reason and provoking Bangladesh… Everyone knows the brutality done by Pakistan on the Bangladeshis, and now they are trying to mislead them, which is completely wrong,” he added.
A day after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and the country’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi indicated that Pakistan could rethink its participation in the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka after Bangladesh refused to play in India, Islamabad announced 15-member squad for the tournament.
