PCB's strange decision on press conference

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has arranged a press conference on Dec 7, on the eve of the International Cricket Council (ICC) development committee, meeting scheduled for Dec 7 and 8 in Lahore.

ICC president Malcolm Gray and chief executive Malcolm Speed are especially attending the meeting and will address the press conference.

PCB has decided to hold the press conference when the meeting would have to take various decisions on Dec 8. That means the journalists would not be able to get answers to their questions about decisions which will be taken the next day.

A PCB spokesman said that the schedule of the ICC officials was tight and there was no free time on Dec 8 for a press conference.

PCB chairman Lt Gen Tauqir Zia succeeded in getting the meeting rescheduled, and relocated to Lahore during ICC's executive board meeting held in Colombo on Sept 30 and Oct 1, where some of the members had suggested to shift the meeting to Amsterdam, Holland.