The PCB has issued a notice to Waqar Younis after his remarks on the board's decision to withhold the captain's name for the WC.
PCB media manager Nadeem Sarwar told PTI that the board had taken notice of Waqar's statement in New Zealand regarding the captaincy issue.
"We have issued him (Waqar) a notice asking him to explain his comments on the captaincy issue since he is under contract with the PCB," Sarwar said.
He said under PCB's media policy it was binding on all team officials and players to avoid giving statements that question or negate the policies of the board.
"We have asked him to give an explanation on his statement that he was surprised by the decision not to announce the captain for the World Cup," Sarwar said.
Earlier, Waqar had expressed his surprise over the PCB's decision to delay naming of the captain for the WC.
"We have issued him (Waqar) a notice asking him to explain his comments on the captaincy issue since he is under contract with the PCB," Sarwar said.
He said under PCB's media policy it was binding on all team officials and players to avoid giving statements that question or negate the policies of the board.
"We have asked him to give an explanation on his statement that he was surprised by the decision not to announce the captain for the World Cup," Sarwar said.
Earlier, Waqar had expressed his surprise over the PCB's decision to delay naming of the captain for the WC.
"This is also surprising to me. I don't know what reasons the board could have for delaying naming the captain but personally I feel it would have been better to announce the captain along with the World Cup team," Waqar told Geo Super from Wellington.
The PCB on Tuesday announced the World Cup squad but held back the name of the captain, adding to speculations that Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq might be picked to lead the side in place of regular skipper Shahid Afridi.
Asked who he felt was a better choice to lead Pakistan in the World Cup, Waqar said he was not in a position to respond to this even as a layman.
"But whoever is the captain, his name should have been announced along with the team. Not announcing the captain will only lead to issues," Waqar said, adding that all other teams have announced their squads with their captains.
The former pacer, however, hailed Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq for leading the team to its first Test series win in four years in New Zealand.
"I think he has done an outstanding job on and off the field as captain. He deserves a lot of credit for the way he has handled the team issues and players, besides for his own personal contribution as a player."
Waqar said that after the Test series win, the forthcoming six-match one-day series against New Zealand would be a tough challenge.
"How we perform against New Zealand in the one-dayers will basically decide our tone for the World Cup. It will give a clear indication of how we are going to perform at the mega event."
The decision to not announce the captain has been criticised by many former captains and ex-selectors, who feel by delaying the decision so close to the World Cup the board will only create problems in the team.
In recent times, the PCB has adopted a new media policy for the players and officials and come down hard on any violations of this policy that include limiting direct interaction with the journalists and depending more on press releases.
Waqar, a former captain, guided the national team to its first Test series win since 2006 when Pakistan won the defeated New Zealand 1-0 in the two-match series on Tuesday.
In recent times, the PCB has adopted a new media policy for the players and officials and come down hard on any violations of this policy that include limiting direct interaction with the journalists and depending more on press releases.
Waqar, a former captain, guided the national team to its first Test series win since 2006 when Pakistan won the defeated New Zealand 1-0 in the two-match series on Tuesday.
