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FICA raises red flag over Bangladesh tour of Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Melbourne

Bangladesh, in the last week of April, would be the first Test-playing team to tour Pakistan after the 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore.

"As the peak body of player associations, of which the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) is a full member, FICA considers the matter of player safety as paramount in the consideration of whether any Event or series should proceed," May said.

"This decision of whether Bangladesh should tour Pakistan needed to be a concise and transparent process. Unfortunately all we have witnessed is seemingly a complete lack of any process and a series of indecisive and contradictory comments, particularly coming from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Mustafa Kamal," he added.

 

"The actions and words of Mr Kamal certainly give the impression of confirming rumors that there has been a deal reached between Pakistan Cricket Board and Mr Kamal, that PCB will nominate Mr Kamal for the position of ICC Vice President if Bangladesh agrees to tour Pakistan."

Kamal, following the March security delegation visit to Pakistan, confirmed that Bangladesh would send a team there.

After his return to Bangladesh, Kamal retracted and was reported to have stated that it would only send a team to tour Pakistan, if the ICC would send neutral umpires.

Following this PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf stated that "the PCB will review it's relation with Bangladesh if they refuse to tour Pakistan." MORE PTI PM

  

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First Published: Apr 19 2012 | 11:15 AM IST

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