INDO-PAK TIES

PCB ready to take legal action against BCCI: Shaharyar Khan

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

PCB will take up the issue in the upcoming ICC meeting in April, Shaharyar Khan said © Getty

Shaharyar Khan, Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) chief, has said that the board has looked into the legal options available to press a case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for refusing to play a full bilateral tie against Pakistan since 2007. According to him, this has resulted in losses worth millions of dollars for the PCB and they will take up the issue in the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in April.

"Our legal preparations are complete but first we will take up the issue of the scheduled series with India in November-December this year at the ICC meeting next month," Khan told PTI on Friday (March 24). "We want to first talk with the new representatives of Indian cricket board in the ICC meeting and ask them about the status of the scheduled series under the MOU signed between both boards in 2014."

Due to political tensions the two countries haven't been able to play bilateral ties. There was a one-off limited overs series hosted in India in 2012. While international teams have refused to go to Pakistan citing security issues, India have refused to play Pakistan even in neutral venues.

According to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by India, they are expected to play Pakistan in November-December this year. Previously, BCCI had violated several of its agreements made in the MoU with Pakistan.

"We have lost at least two home series against India and that calculates to millions of dollars in revenues for us," he added. "We have not ruled out legal processes to be compensated for our huge losses caused by the refusal of India to play us."

Pakistan have made attempts to bring international cricket back to their country. Recently, they hosted the final of the Pakistan Super League in Lahore and are now urging the Bangladesh Cricket Board to send their team for a series in Pakistan. Earlier in the year, the Giles Clark-led ICC's Pakistan Task Force believed bringing cricket back to Pakistan will send across a strong message to the extreme elements in the society.

However, Khan believes the Federation of International Cricketer's Association is working against the interest of the PCB by urging players to not tour the country. "The fact is that FICA has advised cricket boards and players not to tour Pakistan at this time because of security fears. They even advised the West Indies board from playing a few games in Lahore.

"We are now trying to talk to them, their security experts and get them to come and see for themselves the security arrangements we are capable of providing to teams," he concluded.

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