India, Feb. 8 -- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, on Sunday, lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for threatening to forfeit their T20 World Cup Group A clash against India, saying he couldn't wrap his head around the logic behind the move.

Following a directive from the Government of Pakistan, the PCB decided to boycott the match in solidarity with Bangladesh, who were removed from the tournament after the ICC declined their request to move group-stage matches out of India citing security concerns. Bangladesh were subsequently replaced by Scotland.

After days of international discussions, during which PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi even met Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the government barred Pakistan's players from t...