India, Jan. 24 -- Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi on Friday delivered a veiled dig at India's perceived influence within the International Cricket Council (ICC) as he threw his weight behind PCB's stance in the ongoing Bangladesh T20 World Cup dispute.

With just over a fortnight left for the start of the T20 World Cup, the ICC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remain locked in a standoff. The issue escalated after a BCCI directive led IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. In response, the Bangladesh government banned IPL broadcasts in the country, following which the BCB formally urged the ICC to shift their World Cup group matches out of India, citing secur...