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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Monday confirmed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to tour the country.
He added that it is unlikely for Bangladesh to make the visit at this time.
The PCB chairman elaborated that Pakistan had invited Bangladesh to tour the country for two Twenty20 matches after the conclusion of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Champions Trophy.
"However, BCB declined the invite," Khan said.
Recalling that the national team's visit to Bangladesh was scheduled for July, Khan said: "We will now revisit that decision as Pakistan has already toured Bangladesh at least twice in the past," he added.
"Pakistan's visit is not yet confirmed," he clarified.
Top officials from PCB and BCB are set to meet next month during an upcoming ICC meet-up.
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Mar 27, 2017 08:37pm
This is very unfortunate
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Mar 27, 2017 08:44pm
Very wise decision by Bangladesh Cricket authority. Instead, Pakistan cricket team should visit safe Bangladesh.
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Mar 27, 2017 08:47pm
Make your country fully secure and then invite the teams.
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Mar 27, 2017 08:43pm
Says a country where the security situation is getting from bad to worse.
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Mar 27, 2017 08:54pm
Playing cricket in Pakistan is highly unsafe ! Always safety first !
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Mar 27, 2017 08:52pm
who said Bangladesh is safe....
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Mar 27, 2017 09:07pm
Bangladesh is equally unsafe. PCB shouldn't send our team there anyway. Stay at home or go to England and have a camp.
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Mar 27, 2017 09:22pm
Pakistan should not visit Pakistan, Pakistan always helped BD to land in the international cricket,but they deny to visit Pakistan while they know BD is equally vulnerable as Pakistan in terms of safety.India,SL,and BD don't want the revival of international cricket in Pakistan, thus is the fact.
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Mar 27, 2017 09:21pm
"PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan confirmed that Bangladesh Cricket Board has refused to tour the country"
Who asked him to request Bangladesh to tour Pakistan. Was he not satisfied with the cancellation of Bangladesh tour last time. I think the PCB chairman has taken oath to continue to play with the prestige of Pakistan.
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Mar 27, 2017 09:22pm
Just to hold one PSL final match entire Lahore was turned into a fortress... How can you claim security situation has improved when you have to provide layers of security to hold one match ?!
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Mar 27, 2017 09:42pm
@M. Emad don't forget Australian team has refused to visit safe Bangladesh in the past .
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Mar 27, 2017 10:01pm
Hence proved that Imran Khan was right. That PSL Final was just a fruitless effort to divert attention from the real issue. Secondly what else were you expecting from Bangladesh?
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Mar 27, 2017 10:02pm
@Abdulla Hussain
what else can we expect from an 85 years of chairman of Pakistan cricket board. One blunder after another???
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Mar 27, 2017 10:10pm
@M. Emad Good joke!!
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Mar 27, 2017 10:29pm
Bangladesh is bent towards India. It is better for us as well.
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Mar 27, 2017 11:15pm
Pakistan should focus on promoting Cricket in Turkey and all weather friend china
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Mar 28, 2017 01:19am
Pakistan is great friend of China - and good idea for China to tour and playing with Pakistan on Cricket. Let us think on this.
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Mar 28, 2017 01:26am
@M. Emad don't forget Australian team has refused to visit safe Bangladesh in the past .
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Mar 28, 2017 01:32am
This was bound to happen as I guess now Bangladesh cricket team is not the Zimbabwe team!!
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Mar 28, 2017 04:19am
PM and Najm Sethi, whats your input on this now ?
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Mar 28, 2017 06:42am
Make sure Pakistan should not visit BD neither.
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Mar 28, 2017 08:04am
Seems it is habit of this board to get insulted... Should bring it to medicine only when any country agrees
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Mar 28, 2017 08:31am
well, I am not surprised these cronies trying way too hard to make money and they are so desperate that it is now showing. Begging teams to come to play while country security is not any better since they all are too busy protecting the royal family of Pakistan.
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Mar 30, 2017 10:45am
Pakistan needs to go in self exile from International cricket until the politics of Big 3 is done.
It was Pakistan's turn to head ICC and that is when diligent India played politics and sinister attitude that needed to be addressed appropriately but instead Pakistan cricket is isolated.
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