{"id":828,"date":"2023-07-02T08:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T08:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/?p=828"},"modified":"2023-07-02T08:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T08:11:16","slug":"pcb-seeks-permission-for-wc2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/pcb-seeks-permission-for-wc2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PCB seeks clearance for WorldCup2023, wrote letter to PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formally written a letter to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif through the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) to seek the government’s clearance on three counts in connection with Pakistan’s participation in the ODI World Cup to be held in India in October this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The prime objective of the letter, a copy of which was also shared with the Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Interior, is to get the government’s clearance to participate in the World Cup to be hosted by India.<\/p>\n

The PCB has also requested the government to scrutinise the expected security on the five venues offered to Pakistan for their World Cup matches.<\/p>\n

“The PCB has officially contacted the government to provide it guidance on its participation in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India,” a PCB spokesperson when contacted said.<\/p>\n

“Just after the World Cup schedule announcement, we wrote to our Patron, Honourable Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, through the Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ministry, sending the copy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Interior, requesting clearance to participate in the World Cup,” he added.<\/p>\n

In the letter sent on June 27, the PCB also sought the government’s advice on the venues.<\/p>\n

The ICC has earmarked five venues for Pakistan \u2014<\/p>\n