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PCB chairman meets Rajeev Shukla; India-Pakistan series unlikely

By PTI

New Delhi, Oct 20: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan today met IPL chief Rajeev Shukla at his residence in what was described as a "courtesy call" in the backdrop of the furore surrounding talks for a possible resumption of Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties.

Shahryar is here to discuss the proposed bilateral series between the two countries in December with BCCI officials.

Rajeev Shukla

The PCB chief was to hold talks with BCCI President Shashank Manohar in Mumbai yesterday but the plan had to be aborted after angry Shiv Sena activists stormed the Board office to protest any move to resume cricketing ties between the neighbours. They shouted slogans inside Manohar's office.

"It was a courtesy call, we exchanged pleasantries, there were no official talks. Whatever talks happen will be done by the BCCI President, he will take a final call on these matters," Shukla said after meeting Khan.

"The series, whether it will happen or not, where it will happen, how it will happen, will be decided only after talks, if at all the talks take place.

"We should not jump to conclusions. Process of dialogue should be on. When that dialogue will happen is upto the BCCI President," he said.

Shukla once again condemned the protest staged by Shiv Sena yesterday. "Storming the BCCI office and creating a situation where talks cannot happen is not right," he said.

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:27 [IST]
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