Najam Sethi, in his tweet, said that Pakistan reserves the right to pull out of World T20 for security reasons.
5/6 We reserve the right to pull out of World T20 for security reasons.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2015
Sethi also lauded the Indian media for playing a positive role in resisting the pressure piled by extremist group on Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
4/6 Indian media has generally played a positive role in resisting extremist pressure on BCCI.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2015
Sethi also tweeted that BCCI should have the courage to resist the pressure and not mix politics and cricket.
1/6 BCCI should have courage to resist extremist pressure and not bring politics into cricket.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2015
He added that Indian government is interfering in the matters of BCCI, which is in contrast with the spirit of the sport.
2/6 Interference by Indian Govt in BCCI affairs is against the spirit of the game.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2015
The PCB’s Executive Committee Head also said that it is time for cricket diplomacy to ease the tensions between Pakistan and India.
3/6 This is the time for Cricket Diplomacy to break the ice in Indo-Pak relations.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2015
He also said that BCCI should give a final answer regarding the Pakistan-India test series in December.
6/6 BCCI should inform PCB of its final decision re Pak-India series immediately.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2015
