Cricket Australia should compensate Bangladesh: Shaharyar Khan
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan has slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for withdrawing the Australian Under-19 side from the upcoming U-19 World Cup to be staged in Bangladesh.
Australia have withdrawn from the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh later this month because of concerns over the “safety and security” of the squad, Cricket Australia said in statement on Tuesday.
Australia postponed a Test tour of Bangladesh in October for similar reasons and Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive James Sutherland said the situation had not improved.
The PCB chief expressed disappointment over CA’s decision and said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should ‘look into the matter’.
“If any team pulls out of a confirmed event, it should be asked to pay a penalty amount to the hosts as they work hard to prepare for the event,” said Shaharyar while talking to the media in Karachi on Tuesday.
Pakistan has been a victim of similar withdrawals — the latest being the Board for Control of Cricket in India's (BCCI) refusal to play a bilateral cricket series.
The Indian and Pakistani boards had signed a pact for six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023, beginning with Pakistan's home series in December.
India have not played a bilateral Test series against Pakistan since 2007, though they did host them for two T20Is and three ODIs between December 2012 and January 2013.
Any hopes for the series were diminished when the Government of India did not allow the BCCI to resume cricketing ties with Pakistan.
Yasir ‘mistakenly’ took the wrong medicine
According to Shaharyar, Yasir Shah, who tested positive for a banned substance and could face a long-term ban, took the wrong medicine by mistake.
Pakistan's ace leg-spinner was provisionally suspended by the ICC on December 27 after testing positive for chlortalidone, which appears in the World Anti-Doping Agency list of banned substances.
Under the ICC’s anti-doping code, failed drug tests result in a four-year ban, unless the offence is deemed unintentional which could lead to reduced suspension.
“Blood-pressure problem runs in Yasir’s family and he took his wife’s medicine mistakenly,” said the PCB chief.
Shaharyar said the PCB will appeal to the ICC to minimise Yasir’s potential ban.
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Jan 05, 2016 09:37pm
Why the hell u are trying to get into this affair? Leave it for them;if needed then get get involve.
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Jan 05, 2016 09:59pm
@syed wasim haider He is entitled to his opinion - just like you. Its nice of Chairman PCB to voice support for BCB whilst they have rarely supported Pakistan cricket during its difficult times during last few years
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Jan 05, 2016 10:14pm
Mr. Chairman, if you believe that by issuing these types of statement would help you in garnering support for Pakistan in any way then you couldn't be more wrong. No one stood with Pakistan when it opposed the big-three concept and in fact, those boards who had said that they stood against that dictatorial concept also joined the bandwagon. And mind you that BD was one of the first boards to jump onto that boat.
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Jan 05, 2016 10:17pm
Its better if Pakistan with draws from world T20 in india.
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Jan 05, 2016 10:33pm
PCB chairman means to say that Australia should be fined for the deteriorating law & order situation in Bangladesh.
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Jan 05, 2016 10:33pm
Is Pakistan really in the position to take stand on such affairs??
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Jan 05, 2016 10:49pm
Bangladesh cricket is getting a taste of its own medicine; actually they have done much worse. They asked for Pakistani vote to get ICC Vice Presidency on the condition that they would tour Pakistan; however, they backtracked afterwards on "security" grounds which suddenly arose after they got the vote.
Bangladesh board, and country of late, has not come to support Pakistan at the hour of need. I doubt, they will change their stance after such statements.
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Jan 05, 2016 11:16pm
@Nani_Patekar Mr. Shaharyar is the chief of PCB;not a fan of cricket. I mean he can support at appropriate time. It is good to support BCB but with wisdom.
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Jan 05, 2016 11:51pm
Very unprofessional approach. ..when these people will learn
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Jan 06, 2016 12:06am
It seems that cricket in Asia will be doomed,one by one all the Asian cricket countries will be declared unfit to play and the matches will be shifted to UAE, which along with ICC head office will become a cricket heaven...
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Jan 06, 2016 12:17am
Not sure what kind of diplomat he was !
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Jan 06, 2016 12:32am
Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan should stop interfering in matters unrelated to Pakistan. PCB is not even capable of managing its own affairs like organizing local tournaments according to international standards, grooming and efficient management of talented players who have not had any formal schooling, expand the business horizon to generate much needed resources by the board. Stop begging India for series concentrate on developing a team to match the best in the world.
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Jan 06, 2016 01:20am
What has happened in Bangladesh?Why CA only has that sort of security concern?Bangladesh is a very peaceful country and trying hard and soul to maintain peace.We Bangladeshis know very well the reason behind CA's recent security concern.Their policy will never work.Since ICC has officially confirmed their satisfaction over security and other related matters and all the teams are coming, we simply don't care if they will come or not.We never expect any undue help from any person and/or country.We firmly believe , we will surely get what we deserve.
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Jan 06, 2016 01:31am
mind ur own PCB affairs first Mr chairman & leave others to sort out their own.
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Jan 06, 2016 01:51am
@Atif you are correct ! They been hypocrite ,
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Jan 06, 2016 02:39am
Australians are afraid of losing against Bangladesh since Bangla team playing well at home lately. First they cancel senior team tour and now this one. If countries will keep doing this pick and chose soon ICC will be disappear and tournaments like IPL, PSL, BPL and BB will be cricket future.
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Jan 06, 2016 03:50am
Don't you have enough real problems of your own with PCB. Or is this denial. Or just talk talk talk.
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Jan 06, 2016 04:04am
PCB is member of ICC and any issue with any ICC member Board affects PCB. SO PCB is supposed to give its point of view on such issues. I dont know why people connecting his statement with other issues.
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Jan 06, 2016 04:15am
Mr you can not run what you get paid for and you are talking about Australia !
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Jan 06, 2016 04:39am
Stop appeasing both Bangladesh and India. As matter of fact Pakistan should take cue from Australia and on the premise of terrorism boycott both under 19 and T20 world cup tournaments.
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Jan 06, 2016 05:23am
Khan Saheb you are simply crazy !!
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Jan 06, 2016 06:04am
Phubbey cutton is what we call in our language....
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Jan 06, 2016 06:15am
@Nani_Patekar grow up. His opinion is not relevant. He lost this privilege when he took this office. He can keep his personal opinion at home and should first vacate this job then utter his philosophy.
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Jan 06, 2016 06:33am
PCB is supporting Bangladesh not because they love Bangladesh but because they can use they same argument when in concerns Indian-Pak series.... This is so obvious..
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Jan 06, 2016 07:10am
This guy does not make sense. Is he a spokesperson for Bangladesh Cricket Board.
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Jan 06, 2016 07:16am
Try to look after PCB first rather than interfering in others affairs; Mr Shaharyar Khan Sir.
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Jan 06, 2016 07:17am
Is it a ploy to participate in world T20 cup in India?
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Jan 06, 2016 08:18am
@Navigator Definitely, every member of the ICC has the right to give such statements. So called big three countries have taken the cricket to the dark ages, whereas all the other sports are cleaning up their act and working diligently to promote their respective sports.
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Jan 06, 2016 08:32am
Bangladeshi never came Pakistan, security concern according to them...no tasting same medicine...
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Jan 06, 2016 09:12am
@Nani_Patekar
You are both right and wrong.
You are right in the sense that he is entitled to have his own opinion.
And wrong in the context to have said it to the media. The moment he did that it has become an official stand of PCB. He is after all the chief of PCB and he needs to be mindful of that fact when making statements to public and media.
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Jan 06, 2016 10:57am
@M.H.Kabir,Dhaka,Bangladesh. ICC=BCCI.
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Jan 06, 2016 11:05am
@Revenge must give credit to Mr.Mustafa Kamal for his honest action.One of the reason why India did not win the last WC in Australia.Bravo
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Jan 06, 2016 11:47am
Amazing to see all these comments. We are not appreciating KHAN for saying the right thing but we are afraid that his comments will angry the BIG 3 .. comon guys .. he must have answered somebodys question regarding Aus's pull out from the Under 19 WC.
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Jan 06, 2016 12:40pm
its seems to be good joke if done by mistake, head of cricket pakistan should not protect player for wrong reasons.
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Jan 06, 2016 01:08pm
It is only fair if BD cricket is getting some taste of its own medicine. CA is right is choosing not to send over their team.
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Jan 06, 2016 01:19pm
He is clever man! He wants to present an example and then ask money from BCCI for cancelling tour.
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Jan 06, 2016 01:23pm
Why is PCB advocating? He should mind matters in his own hands and watch whether they compensated Qatar, when PCB took back the rights of hosting PSL.
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Jan 06, 2016 02:05pm
Good thinking . In the same token, Bagladesh and India shoudl compensate Pakistan.
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Jan 06, 2016 02:48pm
@Cricket-One dream on!
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Jan 06, 2016 03:00pm
Valid argument by the PCB chairman.
However, these are matters that he should have raised at the time when he blatantly sold us down the river by agreeing with the ICC Big 3 proposal.
It is a bit rich to talk about compensation if that is not in the ICC constitution or legal agreement.
The (ceremonial) President of the ICC is a Pakistani too - yet, he has also failed to address any major issues.
Really does make you wonder about what role these people are actually playing in furthering cricket in Pakistan.
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Jan 06, 2016 05:41pm
@GS Good idea.
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Jan 06, 2016 05:44pm
@M.H.Kabir,Dhaka,Bangladesh. I agree with you and congratulate you for holding the tournament. Bangladesh has proven to be peaceful except here and there which is true for any country including India.
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Jan 06, 2016 10:28pm
Since when PCB chairman, Mr. Shaharyar Khan has become the spokesman of Bangla Desh Cricket Board, why interfering and taking side of one board, who ditched us several times in the past and annoying the other board. We think that, he was a season diplomat in the past, but where his diplomacy and good management. It will be better, if he set his house in order and concentrate more for the well being of Pakistan Cricket Board for which he has been appointed.
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Jan 06, 2016 11:39pm
Why do we always talk about money and reimbursement?
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