No plans to resume cricket ties with India: PCB

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The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf on Saturday ruled out holding talks with its Indian counterparts over resumption of bilateral ties between the two countries. Ashraf on Saturday left for Dhaka to convince the Bangladesh Cricket Board to send its team to Pakistan. Ū have no plans to discuss the resumption of any bilateral cricket ties with Indian board officials if they came to Dhaka, Ashraf said, before leaving for Dhaka where he will witness SundayÃÔ match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup. ŵhere really is no use discussing resumption of bilateral ties because the Indian board has made it clear it has not got approval from its government to resume cricket ties with us, he said. The visit to Dhaka is however very important for Pakistan cricket as Ashraf will be meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Mostafa Kamal and discuss the chances of Bangladesh sending its team to Pakistan next month for a oneÃÃ…ay series. ŵhe Bangladesh board has said it will soon send its report on the visit of its security delegation to Pakistan earlier this month. We are expecting them to let us know if the tour is on by next week, chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmad told PTI. Ahmad said that AshrafÃÔ visit to Dhaka was preÃÑlanned but now in the given scenario, obviously, he would be talking to the Bangladesh board officials. Ÿe have done our homework and even if the Bangladesh board confirms the tour late this month we will have time to put everything into place for the series, he added. Pakistan has invited Bangladesh to play three oneÃÃ…ay internationals in Karachi and Lahore in April and has given a detailed security briefing to the security delegation from Bangladesh in this regard earlier this month. Pakistan is desperate to host a international team at home since no Test playing nation has visited the country since March, 2009 when militants attacked the touring Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore. Ahmad admitted that if Bangladesh board did not clear the tour the PCB would have no alternate plans. Å°ur next international assignment will then be the tour to Sri Lanka starting in late May, he said.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/article3006590.ece

[Stuge]

he is saying as if we are dying to play a bilateral series with them :hysterical:

[Clarke]

This time they're not claiming we're afraid of them :wilted_rose:

[Zelch]

This time they're not claiming we're afraid of them :wilted_rose:

This will change once the result of tomorrows match is known

[bhanu]

«ñhere really is no use discussing resumption of bilateral ties because the Indian board has made it clear it has not got approval from its government to resume cricket ties with us, he said for da ppl who cant read

[Prakat]

Guess BCCI rejected their arzi once again. :((

[Adi_91]

Good, Pak team is not even of the class of English team! No use playing against them. :cantstop:

[Mandrake]

"Ahmad admitted that if Bangladesh board did not clear the tour the PCB would have no alternate plans." They are now at the mercy of Bang bros:hysterical:

[Zero_Unit]

LOL, LOL, LOL ... any game is a bonus for them now. They should be damn honored even if Kenya goes there to play a match ... **** talkers :finger:

[Adi_91]

LOL' date=' LOL, LOL ... any game is a bonus for them now. They should be damn honored even if Kenya goes there to play a match ... **** talkers :finger:[/quote'] :giggle: :hysterical:

[Cricket Tragic]

:((

[Needforspeed]

A week long tour by Bangladesh will not prove anything about the security situation. If Pakistan wants to convince the world they should have got the Banglas for a full tour of a month at least. Anyway as per the Future Tours Programme, India has no free slot till 2020.

[Cricket Tragic]

No, they've added spaces in the FTP where they could play if both the boards decide to.

[adi B]

lol who cares