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The BCCI on Wednesday declined that it has received any request from the Pakistan Cricket Board to accommodate a one-off Twenty20 international during the series against the arch-rivals starting next month.
8220;Where8217;s the question? We have not received any request from the PCB on the issue,8221; BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said.
News reports from Pakistan have said that the PCB wanted the one-off T20 tie to raise funds for former coach Bob Woolmer8217;s dream project 8212; a cricket academy in South Africa.
The BCCI has always maintained that it would be difficult to accommodate the T20 tie because of the tight schedule of the Indian team.
On the proposed Indian Premier League, Shah said that the first meeting of IPL Governing Council will be held on Thursday.
8220;Lalit Modi match commissioner and chairman of the league will give the latest details about the IPL during the meeting,8221; Shah said.
