{"id":71268,"date":"2026-01-21T21:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=71268"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:25:16","slug":"pcb-denies-sending-letter-to-icc-supporting-bangladesh-t20-world-cup-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=71268","title":{"rendered":"PCB denies sending letter to ICC supporting Bangladesh T20 World Cup stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied knowledge of reports claiming it wrote a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) supporting Bangladesh\u2019s stance on skipping matches in India during the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>A PCB spokesperson said the board had no information about any such letter and that the matter came to their attention through media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports claimed that the PCB had sent a letter to the ICC one day before the final decision on Bangladesh\u2019s participation, expressing support for the Bangladesh Cricket Board\u2019s (BCB) position. The letter reportedly stated that Bangladesh\u2019s decision not to play in India was understandable due to the political tensions in the region. Sources also claimed the PCB circulated the letter to other ICC board members.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC is reportedly scheduled to hold a board meeting on Wednesday to discuss Bangladesh\u2019s request to move its matches to Sri Lanka over security concerns, as India is a co-host of the tournament. It remains unclear whether the PCB\u2019s alleged letter prompted the meeting or if it was already planned.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said that the ICC has so far maintained its position and is not in favor of altering the schedule or allowing Bangladesh to play its matches in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Cricket Board, with the support of the Bangladesh government, has refused to travel to India. Multiple meetings between the parties, including a recent one in Dhaka, have taken place, but no resolution has been reached. The final deadline for a decision is set for January 21.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute initially arose after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) instructed Kolkata Knight Riders to drop Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL 2026 squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied knowledge of reports claiming it wrote a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) supporting Bangladesh\u2019s stance on skipping matches in India during the T20 World Cup. A PCB spokesperson said the board had no information about any such letter and that the matter came to their attention [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":69557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,136],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[213],"class_list":{"0":"post-71268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PCB denies sending letter to ICC supporting Bangladesh T20 World Cup stance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=71268\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PCB denies sending letter to ICC supporting Bangladesh T20 World Cup stance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied knowledge of reports claiming it wrote a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) supporting Bangladesh\u2019s stance on skipping matches in India during the T20 World Cup. 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