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Former PCB chief urged Jay Shah to visit Pakistan: Former Chief of Pakistan Cricket Board Ehsan Mani has appealed to ICC Chairman Jay Shah to visit Pakistan and ask the government to end the boycott against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup. This match is to be played between the two countries in Sri Lanka on 15th February.
Former PCB Chief Ehsan Mani has appealed to ICC Chief Jay Shah to go to Pakistan and listen to him.
New Delhi. Former head of International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani has appealed to Jay Shah to ‘go to Pakistan’ himself. Convince the government there to end the boycott of the match against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup. He said that ICC Chairman Jay Shah should go there and listen to the ‘complaints’ of Pakistan.
The T20 World Cup has now become a political arena for the powers of the subcontinent. Initially Bangladesh, with the support of Pakistan, had refused to come to India citing security reasons. The ICC rejected this demand and included Scotland in its place after Bangladesh did not confirm its participation by the stipulated time. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi called it ‘injustice’, after which the Pakistani government directed the team not to take the field against India.
According to reports, ICC deputy chairman Imran Khawaja has been asked to mediate talks between PCB and ICC. However, Mani believes that he is not the right person for this.
“They should go to Pakistan and convince the government to end the boycott and also listen to their complaints,” he told The Dawn. “It is better for the ICC chairman to talk to the Pakistan government himself.”
What else did Ehsaan Mani say about PCB
If Pakistan boycotts, it may also have legal consequences, because Pakistan has signed the Members Participation Agreement (MPA) for the World Cup. Mani admitted that Pakistan’s case is not very strong, but it can be put forward. He said, “There may be some weakness in Pakistan’s case, because ICC shifted Pakistan’s matches from India to Sri Lanka (under the hybrid model), but a competent legal team can keep it effectively. The boycott of India-Pakistan match may be a violation of the Members Participation Agreement (which is signed between PCB and ICC), but the negative attitude of BCCI is responsible for this, which forced Pakistan to take such a big decision,” he said.
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