New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the government's silence on playing the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan.

Speaking to ANI in New Delhi, Chaturvedi said, "First of all, whether it is Pakistan's U-turn or not, my question is only to the BCCI. Why were we looking at the PCB and ICC, and whether a match should be held, regardless? As they said, that we will not play the match, shouldn't we have said twice, that we do not want to play the match, with this terrorist country?"

Earlier on Monday, the Pakistan Government directed its national cricket team to take the field on February 15 for their scheduled fixture...