Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- Pakistan's involvement in the T20 World Cup hangs in the balance after board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi indicated that a final decision would be made only following consultation with the government, ESPNcricinfo reports.

His remarks came in the immediate aftermath of the ICC's formal removal of Bangladesh from the tournament, a decision prompted by their refusal to play matches in India, the report said on Saturday.

Naqvi lambasted the ICC for what he described as "double standards" favouring India and termed Bangladesh's exclusion "an injustice".

"Our stance [on World Cup participation] will be what the government of Pakistan instructs me," Naqvi was quoted as saying.

"The prime minister is not in Pakistan right now. Whe...