Pakistan Cricket Board turns down invitation from Bangladesh board to play tri-series

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Representational representation  of Pakistan cricket players during an ODI against Sri Lanka

Representational representation of Pakistan cricket players during an ODI against Sri Lanka | Photo Credit: AP

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has declined an invitation from the Bangladesh Cricket Board to enactment successful a triangular T20 bid successful December alongside Sri Lanka.

A PCB authoritative informed that BCB wanted to big a tri-series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka arsenic preparations for adjacent year’s T20 World Cup but the PCB had to accidental nary arsenic it wanted to negociate the players workload.

"As it is, we person already allowed Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan NOCs for them to instrumentality portion successful the Big Bash league successful Australia successful December-January portion immoderate different players similar Fakhar Zaman are appearing successful the Emirates International League," helium added.

He said that though Pakistan didn't person immoderate planetary commitments successful December and January, a determination had already been made to let players to enactment successful immoderate leagues, particularly the Big Bash.

He said Cricket Australia had wanted the availability of Pakistani players for the duration of the Big Bash erstwhile the NOCs were issued to the players.

He besides pointed retired that from February onwards Pakistan squad has a dense workload passim 2026 with a fig of trial bid of the World Test Championship and besides the Pakistan Super League.

Published - November 14, 2025 11:14 americium IST

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