ISLAMABAD – The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmedthat no Pakistani has been included in the Asia XI, which will be facingWorld XI in March.
Both teams will be facing each other in a two-match T20I series and thematches will be played on March 18 and 21 at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
The fixtures have been organized to celebrate the birth centenary ofBangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman, has been sanctioned by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC).
Speaking about excluding all Pakistanis from the squad, BCCI JointSecretary Jayesh George said:
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What we are aware of is that there will be no Pakistan players in the AsiaXI.
That is what the message is, so, there is no question of both countriescoming together or picking one over the other. BCCI President, SouravGanguly, will decide the five players who will be a part of the Asia XI.
