According to sources, the government has given “policy guidelines to the PCB regarding India.”
They said that the PCB would involve the International Cricket Council (ICC) requesting the governing body to ask India to give concrete reasons for the refusal of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) to play in Pakistan.
Sources said that the government has suggested the PCB that if the Indian team is not ready to play in Pakistan, it should consider inviting another team.
They said that the government has urged the PCB “to make it clear to the Indian Cricket Board that the profit is not only due to India, but it’s due to Pakistan.”
The government has told the PCB that if India did not come to Pakistan, the national team would not play against India in any ICC and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournament.
The government conveyed to the PCB that it should take the ICC into confidence and contact other boards and in case of India’s refusal, work should be done to invite Sri Lanka or West Indies.
The BCCI had a couple of days ago informed the ICC of its decision not to send its team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025.
