Waiting for PCB to say no

Calcutta: Yet another suicide bombing in Pakistan, on Thursday afternoon, has thrown an even bigger question mark over the hosting of next month’s Champions Trophy there. The International Cricket Council (ICC), though, seems to be in a state of total inaction. Apparently, it would like the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) — without a chairman since Dr Nasim Ashraf resigned earlier in the week — to make the first move by saying it’s no longer confident of staging the September 12-28 tournament. “The PCB was oozing confidence till a few weeks ago, but we don’t really know where things stand after the recent developments,” a top source told The Telegraph. He was referring to Pervez Musharraf stepping down as the country’s President and the decision of Dr Ashraf, a Musharraf appointee, to step down too. The President is the PCB’s... [read full story]