Pakistan brings up revenue sharing proposal again

MADIHA AZHAR

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has maintained its stance over its revenue sharing proposal in the upcoming Pakistan and India series due to be hosted in December.

A PCB official said they would hold talks on the revenue sharing issue with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Last week, a BCCI officially invited Pakistan for a series of three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches to be held later this year.

A PCB official said, “it is a positive thing they have invited us but if the BCCI does not agree to a revenue sharing formula we end up losers and gain nothing financially from this series.”

The official pointed out that India is yet to compensate Pakistan for the previous cancelled tour.

“They didn't come because the Mumbai incident had happened but after that also they have not responded to our proposals of giving us matches at neutral venues so that we can recoup some of our losses from that 2009 tour,” the official said.

He said the BCCI had not committed if the series might be Pakistan’s home series at a neutral venue, adding, although PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf made every effort to revive cricket between the two nations, he was determined that Pakistan needed to gain financially out of the series.

Pakistan is committed to the idea of touring India, but the two boards have to discuss modalities. “The PCB has to find out what they gain in the long run because we are not hosting international matches and facing financial issues,” the official concluded.