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

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has declined an invite from the Bangladesh Cricket Board to take part in a triangular T20 sequence in December alongside Sri Lanka.

A PCB official knowledgeable that BCB wished to host a tri-series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka as preparations for subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup however the PCB needed to say no because it wished to handle the gamers workload.

“As it is, we have already allowed Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan NOCs for them to take part in the Big Bash league in Australia in December-January while some other players like Fakhar Zaman are appearing in the Emirates International League,” he added.

He stated that though Pakistan did not have any worldwide commitments in December and January, a choice had already been made to permit gamers to take part in some leagues, particularly the Big Bash.

He stated Cricket Australia had wished the supply of Pakistani gamers at some point of the Big Bash when the NOCs have been issued to the gamers.

He additionally identified that from February onwards Pakistan crew has a heavy workload all through 2026 with plenty of check sequence of the World Test Championship and in addition the Pakistan Super League.