The United Cricket Board of South Africa on Thursday denied the International Cricket Council's
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"I was personally with Ehsan Mani (ICC president) in India when the news of the bomb blast (in Karachi) broke and reports that South Africa was considering cancelling the tour," UCB chief Gerasld Majola said.
"Together, we contacted the PCB and asked them if they knew about these developments. They said they did.
"When I got back I consulted all the parties involved in the decision and was left with the impression that full consultation had taken place."
South Africa called off its tour to Pakistan -- following the Karachi blast -- last Saturday. It later reversed its decision and agreed to a shorterned tour, which includes two Tests and five one-day internationals.
Mani had slammed the UCB for failing to consult the ICC before deciding to scrap the tour.
"I am concerned that there appeared to be a lack of consultation within the international cricket community before the initial deicision not to tour was taken.
"This meant that both the ICC and the PCB were not given the opportunity to provide relevant information to the UCB as it considered its position," he said.
Meanwhile, UCB communication director Bronwyn Wilkinson said they had been in possession of all the relevant intelligence when they made the decision.
"We knew that the bomb was a result of a business-based rivalry. But we were not about to decide that one bomb was more acceptable than another.
"Our information was that the Karachi environment was unstable and we did not want our players to be caught up in the crossfire if another incident occured."
