India, Jan. 24 -- Mohsin Naqvi struck a combative, Bangladesh-first tone in a press interaction on Saturday, insisting the neighbour should not be squeezed out of the World Cup conversation at the very start.

In the same breath, Naqvi also dangled a contingency idea around anotehr team being included if Pakistan decided to boycott the World Cup - but pushed the final call squarely to the Pakistan government, not the boardroom.

"Dekhie humne yeh stand liya hain ki Bangladesh ke saath zyaarti ho rahi hain, Banglaesh ko har shurat mein unko World Cup mein khilana chahiye, woh ek bara stake holder hain aur unke saath yeh zyaarti nahi honi chahiye, (We have taken the position that Bangladesh is being treated unfairly. They should be made to ...