PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said Pakistan’s decision to boycott their T20 World Cup match against India was aimed solely at securing “respect” for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh were ousted from the tournament for refusing to play in India citing security concerns.
Earlier this month, the Pakistan government said its national team would not take the field against India for their group game in the T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo.
However, after negotiations between the PCB, Bangladesh Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council, the Pakistan government withdrew the boycott order late Monday night.
“We did not discuss anything apart from Bangladesh, our only purpose was to get Bangladesh respect, to highlight the injustice done to them. And you saw that whatever demands Bangladesh made, they were accepted. That’s it,” Naqvi said.
“We had no personal interest in the meeting … our task was purely related to Bangladesh. The government made the decision on that …

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