India, Jan. 25 -- Pakistan's T20 World Cup build-up has taken an unusual turn, with the national squad left preparing for a tournament whose participation is suddenly being framed as a political call rather than a purely cricketing one.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is set to meet the players named in the squad announced on Sunday, after Bangladesh were removed from the T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland, a development that has triggered fresh uncertainty inside Pakistan's camp.

"Naqvi has decided to meet the players of the World Cup squad announced on Sunday to brief them on the team's participation in the T20I World Cup, as there remains uncertainty after Bangladesh was thrown out of the World Cup in an unjust decision," Telecom Asia ...