Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified its overnight statement about the Cricket Council of USA (CCUSA) and said CCUSA is not an ICC recognized member and Director General PCB Javed Miandad have no official connection with it.

“PCB would like to clarify that United States of America Cricket Association(USACA) is the officially recognized ICC member and any statements made by Chairman PCB on this issue was to reflect the factual position, as ICC had written to PCB lodging strong concern on any official of PCB travelling with CCUSA to China,” PCB said in a statement.

According to the notice, it was reported that PCB Chairman in his statement blamed former cricketer Javed Miandad that he wants to take illegal US team to China. The CCUSA’s lawyer declared these allegations as baseless and said these statements don’t suit Ijaz Butt. Cricket Council of US doesn’t want to send team to China or any other country. The notice has asked chairman PCB to deny his statement or withdraw it otherwise legal action will be taken against him.

The PCB clarified that United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) is the officially recognized ICC member and any statements made by Chairman PCB on this issue was to reflect the factual position.

Earlier, the ICC had written to PCB, lodging strong concern on any official of PCB travelling with CCUSA to China.