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Shahryar visited India on the invitation of BCCI president Shashank Manohar to discuss bilateral cricket issues. The Pakistan-India series scheduled to be played in the UAE in December was also on the agenda of the meeting.
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However, hours before the meeting could be convened, Hindu right-wing party Shiv Sena' activists barged into the BCCI headquarter and demanded the cancellation of the talks.
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A dejected Shahryar Khan returned to Pakistan after being rejected by the BCCI, as PCB chairman claimed that he was not contacted by any official from the Indian board for the rescheduling of the meeting.
Shahryar also highlighted that the government might not let Pakistan T20 team visit India for the 2016 World Twenty20.
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BCCI wrote an apology to the PCB for the Shiv Sena incident after a considerable delay and reassured that the Pakistan-India series in December has not been called off officially.
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The letter to the PCB chairman by the federal government can come as a warning sign from the Pakistan government, about whom, Shahryar keeps insisting, that they are completely in favour of the series in the UAE.
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