No Question Of Playing In India: Shaharyar Khan

16 November, Lahore

PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan today turned down Pakistan’s chances of playing the proposed bilateral series in India and instead asked the BCCI the problem of playing in the UAE.

“There is no question of playing in India. I am still awaiting the reason of not playing in UAE,” Shaharyar said.

Shaharyar, who had informed one and all that BCCI president Shahshank Manoharhad written to the PCB, inviting Pakistan to play in India next month, further questioned if the BCCI had no problems in playing the IPL in the UAE, then why not the bilateral series.

“We went there in 2007 and 2012. This time not again. It is our series and we will play at our home venue which is the UAE. What is the problem playing in UAE as they had also played their IPL there as well so why not Pakistan series?,” he said.

According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two boards in 2014, Pakistan were meant to host India for a home series comprising two Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20s.

However, the BCCI has on its part, still not committed to play Pakistan as it awaits clearance from the government.