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PCB meet to discuss fallout of Bangladesh tour of postponement

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 3:24 AM IST

The meeting has been called as the PCB is also not happy with the role of a section of the media in highlighting the security issues in Pakistan.

"The PCB has learnt that clippings of some Pakistani newspapers and articles which were against Bangladesh playing in Pakistan due to the security situation were submitted by the petitioners in the Dhaka High Court on Thursday," a source said.

"Apparently the petitioners used these articles and clippings to highlight the fact that it was not safe for Bangladesh to tour Pakistan at this time. The PCB believes that the media at this time needed to support it 100 per cent instead of creating a negative trend," he said.

Interestingly, most Pakistani TV channels reported that two senior players of the Bangladesh team were involved in moving the petition in the Dhaka High Court which gave a four weeks injunction against Bangladesh going to Pakistan.

"Obviously we will be discussing future plans because we were preparing for the series against Bangladesh. But immediately we have no alternative plans," PCB Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmad said.

"We are waiting to see what happens next week although the Bangladesh Cricket Board has informed us it can't send its team to Pakistan in the next four weeks and after that period we have to go to Sri Lanka," Ahmad said.

He ruled out any chances of the PCB inviting some other to replace Bangladesh.

  

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First Published: Apr 21 2012 | 9:55 AM IST

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