I am avoiding these threads because I understand the mental state of PAK fans - apart from few trolls here, people are quite reasonable and on top of that salt is being rubbed by our common neighbors at the right place
... But, I'll try to respond you, because I believe you are posting here with the right spirit and cause.
There are few issues now that you guys need to understand - first, BCCI/GOI's influence on BCB regarding this tour. I feel, some of the PAK fans here trying to dish out frustration by insulting BCB, BD cricket/Govt. which is foolish - it's simply make them fool in due course of time. Obviously, IND being the largest revenue generator in cricket has a significant influence over the global cricket, but if they were adamant, before BCB, they could have blocked SRL, ZIM & WIN to travel PAK - apart from Shakib, I don't think any BD player will play IPL in this or next year (& he is banned for a year, and BCB will not allow Mustafiz NOC), but several WIN & SRL players will do ...... and, I am not even bothering to explain what BCCI can achieve from SLCB, WICB, ZCB by offering one 3 weeks tour by their B team every alternate years.... try to understand the context and link dots. Right now, GOI is facing enough troubles within to bother about who is travelling to PAK and not!!!
I am tired of hearing how BCCI is dominating BCB, how they are using BCB to isolate Pakistan…. Which will only bring embarrassments to PAK posters here, and PAK as a country as well. Just about few days back, I had read enough here from usual trolls how BCCI will block PAK players from the planned T20 games in BD, how BCB is being ordered to keep PAK players out ….. eventually, it didn’t aged well I believe. Remember, it was BCB that actually blocked ICC’s revenue sharing model proposed by BCCI – they had enough bar one vote to get it passed …. And you guys should be ashamed that your board was one of those, who sold their vote for an exchange and got snubbed (then got robbed in court case).
Next is the revenue part. I don't think you understand how boards make money out of cricket. First, the touring board doesn't make much unless it's some sort of revenue sharing model - only big chunk they (touring side) make is from guarantee money, which is a sort of royalty; even then, the travelling team often bears for own travel arrangements. Other than that, most money comes from home series - from broadcasting rights, endorsements, sponsorship, co-branding, online/social media and a bit of gate money as well. And, on top of that, there is a assured fat pay cheque from ICC's revenue sharing & from PL/SL, once a year (may be a little from domestic games as well, which is the case for BCB, but not sure about PCB).
This is where, PCB is absolutely shot at belly and BCB will dominate them, because BCB's strength isn't their cricket only (neither PCB's, but I'll explain that later...), rather the team - BD people love their cricket, their team & players. Regardless of who is playing against & how, BD cricket team will be crowd pullers, which brings sponsors and money. I read that BCB is dependent on Indian media for their money - this is because PAK posters here are habituated with PCB's annual exercise of begging to BCCI for a tour, but that's actually not the case for BCB. Yes, there are Indian business houses sponsoring cricket in BD, but that's not a charity, rather a promotion for their product/services in a crowd pulling event for mass market - BD Cricket. Here, the driving factor is the mass market interest, growing economy and willingness for sponsors to invest in BD cricket.
PAK's economy is suffering, but still there should be enough money to promote cricket in PAK, which is not happening - this is PCB's biggest weakness, hence they are almost with a beggar's bowl for Indian tour, as broadcasting money from IND series is their last resort. I give another example - BPL's expenses were going out of balance sheet because of the illegal money injection in the circus; and payment for few players were going at risky level (AdV/Stokes could have gone for $1mn this year !!!!!!). So, BCB changed the model, took ownership of all 7 franchises and sold only the brand rights to sponsors .... yet they have increased revenue and reduced expenses significantly!!! Try this in PAK - PCB & PSL will go bankrupt in no time.
I read another foolish comment here regarding whom are we going to play Test cricket (This rant is related to IRL's recent incapability to host a Test, which is frankly speaking, their problem, not BCB's). Just about 8 months back, we toured NZ for three Tests series, and two in IND last month .... and next year we are due to travel NZ again!!!! Trust me, we'll keep touring to every countries outside big 3, not only for cricket rather for something that most trolls failed to notice here - last two NZ, WIN & SRL AWAY series were title sponsored by BD brands, last SAF tour was partially sponsored by BD brands and last two IRL tournaments were completely sponsored by BD brands including the hosts!!! And, PCB is struggling to find reputed kit sponsors for their national team (AJ sports, I believe ....) .......
Now, coming to the salty part – friendship, whom are you fooling? PCB is the worst board when it comes to trust – try this from BCCI to ECB to BCB; everyone has been treated badly by PCB in one way or either – even Lankans were bullied for their good gesture of playing 3 T20s in PAK!!!!!! When PAK had CBFC (Sharjah cricket backed by Bukhatiar), they cancelled at least two trips to India, and an Asia cup. I have written many times here that everyone (may be excluding ECB) are bullied by BCCI, more so is PCB & BCB because our cricket season cuts path with theirs (which has forced our season to be shifted to monsoon) – in that regard, PCB & BCB should be the closest boards. What in return we have got from PCB is betrayal, bullying and a massive ego of entitlement; which unfortunately is touching the fan base as well. As I said in past – show me one more example where hosting board shared revenue with touring side, considering that the series was supposed to be held other way ….. BCB did that for 2015 series (paid ~$450K as revenue sharing IIRC) and you guys try to sell that as your entitlement for the cricket talent of PAK … have some shame man. Bro, after 70 years of cricket in a world of 10-12 teams in total, the way you guys are sounding bullish after one win against SRL speaks volume itself – trust me, I would have left PP long back had Bangladesh gone through this nose dive after 7 decades – almost every index showing that PAK fan base should keep low profile for their cricket talent …. Last one was ICC’s team of decade – this is first time that no PAK player feature that honor board.
I understand exactly what is going here in PCB’s mind. They are trying their best to bring cricket in PAK, and I must support/appreciate that, they should keep trying for that till it happens. For that, what they are trying with soft targets – nothing wrong in that either, I would have done so also. PAK doesn’t have any tours with ENG, AUS, NZ in next 1-2 years, therefore it’s the best time to bring SRL, BD, WIN …. may be SAF for tours in PAK, add to that hosting PSL in PAK, should add enough credibility by 2020/21 to approach ECB/CA/NZL and it might work actually – I would have done exactly that. BUT, don’t you think that BCB people or Papon do also understand this plot? Why should they make it easy for such arrogant and entitled board/country, who doesn’t have the basic decency of diplomacy? Why should BCB oblige to help PCB/PAK cricket, when they have been snubbed by them uncalled for? I tell you what went wrong here – that fluke CT win in 2017 got better of PCB and they suddenly thought themselves bigger than the size of their shoes, so for absolutely no reason and no issues, they cancelled BD tour unilaterally (without any discussion or deferment for suture) – do you think it’ll go unnoticed at BCB, or should it go unnoticed?
The only, and I repeat only way forward here was to close the deal silently and try to bargain as much ground as possible – even a 3 days trip by BD team for couple of T20s could have been a forward move in that direction. But, your ego, your entitlement and your false bravado as self-proclaimed elites of the game is hurting you here. Do you think this daily statements by PAK former & current players, team management, even diplomats is bringing any help to the cause? Now, what PCB has done is over-estimated their might and as a fall back plan trying to restore some pride. Negative side is, if the tour is indeed cancelled – PCB will be biggest laughing stalk and next time even ZIM will ask for neutral venue!!!!! This is exactly what Zaka Ashraf did in 2012 or around and I had read exactly similar posts that time also – it didn’t bring much success I guess. Neither PCB's "bullish" efforts to block PAK players for BPL - twice.
As I wrote somewhere – Abahani KC is Hasina’s family club (established by her late brother Kamal) …. And the poster boy for their cricket team in 1990s was a certain Wasim Akram…….. You current tal*nt isn’t exciting enough even to bother big boys, let alone treat at per….....
Including you, I’ll suggest PAK posters here to keep a low profile and observe the proceedings – you can just make it worse for you in future. Indians here will simply drag you out of your holes to rub acid in your wounds when eventually PCB gives you another hiding and I have to say – I won’t mind that. It’s not fun to open a new account as a fall back plan any try to settle some scores – don’t force yourself in that path.
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I really don't think the new PCB is acting that entitled,. though it could have been handled better - they were confident because the Sri Lanka tour went ahead safely. However they should have accepted 3 T20Is and then maybe tests later.also,. Bangladesh board aren't saints here either. In 2011/12, after we toured Bangladesh, Bangladesh were supposed to tour pakistan in 2012 I think, just for one T20 match I think, but they even cancelled that last minute. Then we toured once again, in 2015. Yes, it was on revenue share model but still, we visited Bangladesh twice in a row with no return visit. Yes the 2017 cancellation was a mishap, but still, we have toured Bangladesh a lot in the last few years with no return visit from Bangladesh, and I think it's only fair that Bangladesh give a return at some point.
