The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a blanket ban on its players’ participation in future editions of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), accusing the tournament organisers of being “biased” and lacking sporting integrity.

The decision follows a sequence of events in which the Indian team forfeited both their group-stage clash and semi-final against Pakistan, citing the country’s stand against bilateral sporting ties with the neighbouring country after the gruesome Pahalagam terror attack.

“The Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] announces that it is issuing a blanket ban from future participation in the World Championship of Legends [WCL],” the PCB said in a statement after its board of governors meeting held virtually under the chairmanship of Mohsin Naqvi.