India, Jan. 30 -- Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif reckons that it is too late now for Mohsin Naqvi and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to pull out of the T20 World Cup. Last week, Naqvi said that Pakistan would withdraw from the 20-team tournament if the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, asks them to. His comments came after the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Bangladesh would be replaced by Scotland in the upcoming mega event, following the former's refusal to travel to India due to security concerns.

The back-and-forth between the ICC and the BCB lasted almost 20 days. However, ICC saw no security threat to the Bangladesh team in India following an independent assessment, but the ...