After Pakistan launched aerial strikes on Afghanistan's territory on Saturday, killing eight of their citizens, including three cricketers, the ACB (Afghanistan Cricket Board) withdrew from the tri-nation series. The upcoming tri-series was scheduled to feature Pakistan and Sri Lanka, apart from Afghanistan. After ACB's tough decision, the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) have finally broken its silence over the issue and said that they are considering other options.

PCB's first reaction to ACB's withdrawal decision

After ACB decided to pull out of the tournament, PCB is now in action to finalise a replacement team for Afghanistan in the series, scheduled to begin on November 17. ''The tri series is still on and the third team will be finalised shortly,'' Hindustan Times reported

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