ICC chief habituated of twisting facts: PCB

Agencies

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaj Butt flayed ICC CEP Haroon Lorgat for his "habit of twisting statements on Pakistan" and denied being told to be ready to shift 2011 World Cup matches to another country in case of unfavourable security situations.

On his return from a meeting of the 2011 World Cup Organising Committee in Delhi, Butt told reporters at the Lahore airport that no discussion was held among the four host countries and the ICC on shifting matches from Pakistan due to any security reasons.

"I don't know but Mr Haroon Lorgat has this habit of twisting statements on Pakistan," Butt said.

After the Tuesday meeting in Delhi, Lorgat had said that the situation in Pakistan has been a "consideration" for ICC. "This is not something we discussed today, except to ask the organisers to consider alternate host city venues within the country as well as alternate country venues in the event of something being not favourable in one of the particular host countries," Lorgat said.

Denying that ICC told them to be ready to shift matches to another country if situation demanded so, Butt said, "What was discussed was that Pakistan could shift matches from one city to another internally if the need arise."