PCB chairman Ejaz Butt left for Dubai today to attend the executive board meeting of the International Cricket Council where he will raise the issue of the snub given to the Pakistani cricketers by the Indian Premier League authorities.

A senior Pakistan Cricket Board official said Butt would be raising the issue of the humiliation meted out to Pakistani players at the IPL auction in January, which was condemned by most quarters both in India and Pakistan.

"Yes, we want the IPL issue to be discussed at the ICC level because our government has also indicated that the IPL and its franchises need to accept their mistake," the official said.

He said that another reason for raising the IPL issue was that not only Pakistan but some other countries were also not happy with the way the IPL, particularly its commissioner Lalit Modi, was conducting the league affairs.

"It is a tournament sanctioned by the ICC and there is a need to see greater ICC control in the league," former Test captain and director-general in the board Javed Miandad said.

The ICC meeting will also discuss report and recommendations of ICC special task force on Pakistan cricket.

The ICC task force headed by Giles Clarke, Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, met last year and has recommended organising matches between Pakistan and World XI to raise funds for Pakistan cricket.

The task force was formed after international teams refused to tour Pakistan because of the security situation in the country.