Sarfaraz Ahmed has said he and his players did not know about a Pakistan Cricket Board threat to the England and Wales Cricket Board connected to a Sky interview involving the sons of Imran Khan.
The Pakistan head coach denied that the squad had been aware of the matter, which concerned a threat to end Pakistan’s tour over the interview. The supplied material states that the issue arose after Sky conducted an interview with Imran Khan’s sons.
The matter involved two cricket governing bodies: the Pakistan Cricket Board and the England and Wales Cricket Board. According to the supplied information, the PCB made a threat to the ECB in relation to the broadcast interview.
Sarfaraz’s response focused on the knowledge of the coaching staff and players. He said neither he nor the squad had been aware of the threat at the time.
No further details were provided in the supplied material about the wording of the PCB’s threat, when it was made, how the ECB responded, or whether it had any practical effect on the tour.
The latest stated position is Sarfaraz’s denial that the team knew about the issue, while the wider circumstances surrounding the communication between the PCB and ECB remain limited in the available material.
