With the Board of Control for Cricket in India yet to come up with a definite response on the fate of the proposed bilateral series, "the Pakistan Cricket Board has finally decided to stop pursuing the matter," according to THE HINDU. PCB Chair Shaharyar Khan wrote to the BCCI on Thursday, "asking the Indian board to come up with a decision on the series within the next two days." Khan "warned that if the series does not get the green light, Pakistan will boycott" all of its matches against India. The BCCI, however, "is yet to respond and the PCB has decided it will announce on Monday its decision regarding giving up the series." Kahn said, "Yes, we haven't received a reply from the BCCI till Saturday evening, therefore, we are closing this chapter now. We will, however, make an announcement in this regard by Monday. We made every possible effor to play India and even changed the venue from the UAE to Sri Lanka on BCCI's request, but our efforts went in vain." Khan "warned that the PCB would raise the issue with the Int'l Cricket Council and at the bilateral level" (THE HINDU, 12/13).
