India, Jan. 26 -- BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday hit out at Pakistan for what he described as an unnecessary attempt to influence Bangladesh amid the fallout over Scotland replacing Bangladesh at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

Speaking to ANI, Shukla alleged that Pakistan was trying to provoke Bangladesh and "mislead" it, while also invoking the historical context to argue that Islamabad had no standing to insert itself into the matter. "Pakistan is intervening in the matter without any reason and provoking Bangladesh... Everyone knows the brutality done by Pakistan on the Bangladeshis, and now they are trying to mislead them, which is completely wrong..." Shukla said.

His remarks come at a time when the tournament's res...