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PCB Blocks Over-50s Cricket Team From Traveling To India For World Cup
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News18•21-10-2026, 18:30
PCB Blocks Over-50s Cricket Team From Traveling To India For World Cup
- •The Pakistan Cricket Board denied permission to the over-50s cricket team to participate in the International Masters Cricket World Cup hosted by India.
- •Pakistan won the previous edition of the tournament held in Sri Lanka last year.
- •PVCA head Fawad Ijaz confirmed that tournament organizers have been informed of the withdrawal so an alternate team can be arranged.
- •Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who also leads the PCB, informed the veterans association that traveling to India is not permitted.
- •The Pakistan Hockey Federation recently declined to travel to India for the Asian Champions Trophy as well.
Key Questions Answered
The Pakistan Cricket Board denied the over-50s team permission to travel and participate in the International Masters Cricket World Cup hosted in India in January.
Fawad Ijaz, who heads the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA), confirmed that they informed the tournament organisers about their withdrawal so an alternate team could be arranged.
Fawad Ijaz revealed that Pakistan's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi, who also leads the Pakistan Cricket Board, informed them that permission to play in India was denied.
