The Pakistan Cricket Board has “given up” on the resumption of ‘much-awaited’ bilateral series against India after being unable to receive a necessary reply from the BCCI. Confirming the news, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said that the board has decided to close the chapter and is likely to make the announcement about the same on Monday. “Yes, we haven’t received a reply from the BCCI till Saturday evening, therefore, we are closing this chapter now. We will, however, make an announcement in this regard by Monday,” Shaharyar told the Dawn.

Meanwhile, after Shaharyar Khan said the series was all but canned as they hadn't received any reply from the BCCI to their letter, requesting for a definite decision on the series, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar claimed he had no idea of any letter sent by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) requesting the BCCI to clarify its stance on the series.

"I am not aware of any such letter," the BCCI chief told Mail Today.