Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday stressed the need to separate sports from political wrangling, as International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Andy Pycroft apologised to Pakistan cricket team manager and captain.

Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Naqvi said he had asked former PCB chiefs Najam Sethi and Ramiz Raja to hold discussions, since the decision to boycott—if taken—would have been significant.

Naqvi said they had requested the International Cricket Council to hold an inquiry into the code of conduct violation that occurred on September 14, emphasising that cricket and politics cannot go hand in hand. “Cricket is a sport, and it should remain a sport. Cricket must stay above all this,” he added.

Pycroft had barred the captains of India a

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