Summary PCB Chairman said there are security issues for Pakistan, participation conditional to govt approval
KARACHI: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shehryar Khan has on Tuesday declared Twenty20 World Cup host India as ‘security risk’. He said that there are security issues for Pakistan team in India and the participation in the event will be subject to government approval, reported Dunya News.
Calling Yasir Shah, banned for doping, as ‘simpleton’, Shehryar said that the leg-spinner made a mistake and PCB would appeal before International Cricket Council (ICC) to reduce his sentence.
Talking to media in Karachi, Shehryar Khan also broke the news of Mohammad Amir getting New Zealand’s visa and his participation in the series.
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The motion states that no player having tainted Pakistan’s image before the world should be allowed to represent the country again. It states that Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found involved in spot-fixing. It also demanded a debate on the subject in the parliament.
The motion submitted by MQM also demanded action against all the three cricketers.
Mohammad Amir, who had been found guilty of spot-fixing and banned for 5 years for the same, has been included in the One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 squads for the New Zealand tour.
New Zealand immigration officials have confirmed that Mohammad Amir’s visa request has been received and the decision on the visa is expected within next few days.
