MUMBAI: Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Anurag Singh Thakur said that meeting between officials of Pakistan Cricket Board and BCCI is cancelled.
According to Indian media, meeting between BCCI officials and head of PCB Shahryar Khan is cancelled after the protest of Shiv Sena.
Earlier, shortly before scheduled meeting of Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan and new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Shashank Manohar, some 50 members of the Shiv Sena Hindu militant outfit stormed the board s headquarters at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
Now according to updated Indian media reports meeting will be held on tuesday at secret place and time of meeting will not be revealed to media.
The extremists carried saffron flags symbolic of Hinduism and black flags to condemn resumption of Indo-Pak cricketing ties, shouting anti-Pakistan slogans.
Extremist fanatics were holding placard bearing slogan “Shaharyar Khan Go Back”and threatened that they would not allow cricket series between Pakistan and India.
Police have detained around 20 protestors and tightened security from the site.
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