'BCCI has nothing to say, will go with whatever ICC says': Rajeev Shukla responds to Sharif's statement on Pakistan's boycott of IND-PAK T20 WC match

New Delhi: On Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's statement reitering his nation's stance of not playing the ICC T20 World Cup Group Stage clash against Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Rajeev Shukla said that the board will go with whatever the International Cricket Council (ICC) decides.

Shukla said to ANI, "BCCI has nothing to say on this (on Shehbaz's statement). ICC has to decide on this, and whatever ICC says, we will go according to that decision..."

The Pakistan premier on Wednesday reiterated the country's decision to boycott its T20 World Cup match against India, saying the country has taken a "clear stand" for the February 15 match in Sri Lanka, reported Dawn.


"We have taken a clear stand regarding the T20 World Cup that we will not play the match against India," Pakistan PM said while addressing the federal cabinet in Islamabad. Sharif added that they have decided to boycott the India match after careful assessment and called for an appropriate decision."There should be no politics in sports," he said. "We have taken this stand after deliberating on it carefully," he said, calling it an "appropriate decision".