India, Sept. 3 -- One of the seven players recently discarded from the Pakistan squad refused to turn up for the team's meeting with King Charles of England ahead of the third Test, starting next Wednesday at Edgbaston. The unnamed player was a no-show in protest against the treatment dished out by the Pakistan Cricket Board after he, along with six others, was axed following an embarrassing 194-run defeat at Lord's, which also effectively ended Pakistan's hopes in the series.

The Telegraph reported on Thursday that the entire Pakistan squad, including the seven dropped players, were ordered to meet the King at Clarence House. The motive behind the meeting, besides the customary visit by a visiting team to meet the King, also stems from ...