"It is our right as a cricket nation to push BCCI to honour the MOU" : Shahryar Khan

[Abdullah719]

Shaharyar Khan said Pakistan had lost huge revenue due to India's refusal to play them and that was the reason the matter was also been taken up in the ICC executive board in Cape Town.

They aren't exactly 'begging' India to play against them but Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan says PCB is well within its rights to 'push' the BCCI into honouring the Memorandum of Understanding for six bilateral series between the two countries.

"We are not begging them to play us. Please don't get that impression. But they (BCCI) signed a proper Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with us to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023 and they didn't meet their commitment," Shaharyar told the media in Islamabad after attending a meeting of the national standing committee on sports.

"It is our right as a cricket nation to push them to honour the MOU. They immediately owe us at least two home series as the last full bilateral series was played in India in 2007. In the MOU, Pakistan was to host four series between 2015 and 2023," he said.

Shaharyar, a former career diplomat, said that both countries have to play bilateral cricket according to the MOU signed in 2014 during the ICC meeting and the PCB depended on these series for huge financial boosts. He said Pakistan had lost huge revenue due to India's refusal to play them and that was the reason the matter was also been taken up in the ICC executive board in Cape Town.

"We have been consulting our lawyers on this issue of the MOU and we will be taking up this case of bilateral series at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting this month," he said.

Shaharyar was recently elected Chairman of the ACC and will chair the next meeting in Colombo on December 17. Though the ACC meet is being held to discuss development issues and future schedule of tournaments, the PCB chief said he will be discuss the MOU with India.

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/repor...h-india-for-a-series-against-pakistan-2278844

 

[jeetu]

I doubt Series will happen anytime soon. But Yasir vs Ashwin debate might get settled if it does happen.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Legal Binding Rakhni thee.


Just a Piece of Paper.


Remember the humongous claims of Sethi sahib.

 

[petercat]

After one of the posters here told me i went through various articles on this and seems like this MOU was subject to govt. permission.Dont think Modi govt is going to give that.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Well one's got to try.

However it's not happening, situation between the 2 nations are in no way ideal for a series to take place.

 

[sshakir411]

keep at it champ...we got your back. Despite all the embarrassment he's faced on this issue I think his perseverance is commendable.

 

[Suleiman]

He's a pretty decent chairman but this is his major, major weakness.

 

[Saj]

Move on PCB it ain't going to happen.

Better to invest your time and energy in improving domestic cricket, investing in u19 tours and Pakistan A tours.

 

[angrypathan]

This guy needs a media ban, gives an interview everyday

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Shaharyar Khan said Pakistan had lost huge revenue due to India's refusal to play them and that was the reason the matter was also been taken up in the ICC executive board in Cape Town.

They aren't exactly 'begging' India to play against them but Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan says PCB is well within its rights to 'push' the BCCI into honouring the Memorandum of Understanding for six bilateral series between the two countries.

"We are not begging them to play us. Please don't get that impression. But they (BCCI) signed a proper Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with us to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023 and they didn't meet their commitment," Shaharyar told the media in Islamabad after attending a meeting of the national standing committee on sports.

"It is our right as a cricket nation to push them to honour the MOU. They immediately owe us at least two home series as the last full bilateral series was played in India in 2007. In the MOU, Pakistan was to host four series between 2015 and 2023," he said.

Shaharyar, a former career diplomat, said that both countries have to play bilateral cricket according to the MOU signed in 2014 during the ICC meeting and the PCB depended on these series for huge financial boosts. He said Pakistan had lost huge revenue due to India's refusal to play them and that was the reason the matter was also been taken up in the ICC executive board in Cape Town.

"We have been consulting our lawyers on this issue of the MOU and we will be taking up this case of bilateral series at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting this month," he said.

Shaharyar was recently elected Chairman of the ACC and will chair the next meeting in Colombo on December 17. Though the ACC meet is being held to discuss development issues and future schedule of tournaments, the PCB chief said he will be discuss the MOU with India.

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/repor...h-india-for-a-series-against-pakistan-2278844

Every sports board and country should respect every MOU unless major issues come in between.

 

[KevinFern]

This MoU was signed in lieu of Pakistan supporting Big Three. When Big3 itself doesnt exist whats the relevance of it?

 

[waleed88]

This dual policy from Pakistan is gonna cost them big time,

At one point we are killing each other's soldiers in LOC firing, and at the other end you want to have a home series with India.. Seriously I mean people in Pakistan need to find a mutual ground on this topic.. what exactly do you want from them?

 

[Haroon786]

This guy needs a media ban, gives an interview everyday

Not sure there's someone superior to him in the PCB governance structure.

 

[KhalidRafi]

Shehreyar's persistence on this matter really boggles the mind. Pakistan and India are at each other's throats and you really expect them to play a series against each other? Even if the BCCI is willing, they would never be given permission by the Indian government.

 

[USofA]

He keeps sighting the MOU. How about revealing the contents of it, so everyone knows whats in it.

 

[Moh@n]

This dual policy from Pakistan is gonna cost them big time,

At one point we are killing each other's soldiers in LOC firing, and at the other end you want to have a home series with India.. Seriously I mean people in Pakistan need to find a mutual ground on this topic.. what exactly do you want from them?

It's pretty clear what they want. Money. Read the first line of the OP.

 

[Moh@n]

Better to invest your time and energy in improving domestic cricket, investing in u19 tours and Pakistan A tours.

These are not going to happen either when they don't have funds, which is why they are trying to put pressure on the BCCI in the first place.

 

[waleed88]

It's pretty clear what they want. Money. Read the first line of the OP.

This statement is hypocrisy because you can't give this sort of statement unless if you have the government backing you.. However what's crazy is at one point our army is giving the image that everything related to India is banned, be it there dramas, movies, their sports channels.. but then our chairman wants to play cricket matches with India in this environment, seriously I mean either our board has no self respect.. Or all of this issue with India isn't as big a deal as made out to be

 

[Moh@n]

This statement is hypocrisy because you can't give this sort of statement unless if you have the government backing you.. However what's crazy is at one point our army is giving the image that everything related to India is banned, be it there dramas, movies, their sports channels.. but then our chairman wants to play cricket matches with India in this environment, seriously I mean either our board has no self respect.. Or all of this issue with India isn't as big a deal as made out to be

That's correct.

I doubt they will run behind West Indies or Sri Lanka to this extent if they don't honour some MoU.

All these bans on everything Indian takes a back seat when it comes to money. It's very easy to come to this conclusion when you look at PCB's contract with TEN Sports. It says: PCB earnings per year without an India series = $60 millions, with an India series included it increases to $150 millions.

 

[Abdullah719]

PCB not to follow PHF, won't boycott cricket ties with India

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan has refused to follow in the footsteps of Pakistan Hockey Federation which announced this week that it would boycott future international events in India.

PHF secretary Shahbaz Ahmad has said that in order to register its protest with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for dropping Pakistan from the Junior World Cup in India this month, it would not take part in any competition in India.

But Khan, a career diplomat, made it clear that the PCB would not follow in the footsteps of the PHF in announcing any boycott of ties with India in India.

"Look, we will not take any such decision because it will be unfair to millions of people who want to watch Indo-Pak matches. Secondly, whenever we play against each other it means big financial benefits for the Boards and players and any boycott will only hurt us financially," said Khan who had earlier made threats of boycotting India in ICC events.

"By boycotting matches with India, we will only hurt ourselves," he said.

Khan said Pakistan was looking forward to having constructive discussions with the BCCI officials later this month during the Asian Cricket Council meeting in Colombo.

Khan said the next meeting of the ICC had already been moved to Dubai from Mumbai due to the strained relations between Pakistan and India.

Earlier, PHF secretary Ahmad said the national hockey body has asked the FIH to form an independent panel to look into the whole issue which led to the ouster of Pakistan from the Junior World Cup in Lucknow.

"In future we will not send our teams to India for any competition. The way we were dumped from the Junior World Cup has damaged our hockey as the tournament was important for us to prepare new players for our senior team," Ahmad said.

"It was the responsibility of the FIH to ensure we got visas. We are boycotting all events in India. They say we did not confirm our participation in time and made hotel bookings. The fact is we were waiting for the visas and secondly the hotel asks us for a non-refundable deposit of four million Indian rupees which we could not afford given our financial status. We were not in a position to deposit such a big amount without being sure if we will get the visas," Ahmad said.

India is due to host the hockey Asia Cup and FIH World Cup in 2017 and 2018.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...cket-ties-with-India/articleshow/55775273.cms

 

[Major]

we are not begging them to play but they signed a paper that said they will play us..

please play us.

thats all i understand from this guy

 

[godzilla]

firstly, not that he will, but he should keep his big mouth shut. let the results do the talking, not your gossipy unprofessional intentions, molly coddling and constant impotent drivel.

secondly, since it was clear to every single person with an interest in the matter on the face of the planet that they would not honour the agreement, how is he surprised, and whats the point of crying about it now? he shouldnt have signed the deal then, should he (or whoever did do it, sethi?).

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This dual policy from Pakistan is gonna cost them big time,

At one point we are killing each other's soldiers in LOC firing, and at the other end you want to have a home series with India.. Seriously I mean people in Pakistan need to find a mutual ground on this topic.. what exactly do you want from them?

To be honest dual policy is from india. We are picking and choosing where, when and which sport to play against pakistan. Shahryar is atleast trying and he is showing the maturity at the moment. And I know we can't play against each other in india and pakistan but why can't we play in UAE. It's safe and BCCI has already organised IPL there once.

 

[Muhammad10]

BCCI Willing For Bilateral Ties But Its Government Blocking It: PCB

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday said that the BCCI was willing to play a bilateral series with Pakistan but it was the Indian government which has refused to clear such a contest. Khan told the media here that as far as he knew the Indian Cricket Board was willing to schedule a bilateral series with Pakistan.

"But at the moment they can't do anything as their government is not giving clearance for such a series. So even our hands are tied now," he said.

Khan took offence when a reporter asked him whether the PCB was following a right policy by literally begging India to play a bilateral cricket series when they were not interested in playing Pakistan.
"I don't think we are begging the Indians to play with us. That is a wrong presumption. But in international cricket, a Board has to pursue its own interests in a diplomatic manner and we do that," Khan, a former career diplomat, said.

He said there was no question of pushing the Indians but it was also not fair that India had not played with Pakistan in a full bilateral series since 2007.

"We have lost two home series against them and that has cost us millions of dollars in revenues. They also signed a MOU with us in 2014 at the ICC meeting and agreed to a schedule of six series. So we are justified if we are pursuing this matter," he said.

"That is the reason we have raised the issue at the ICC level and we want some funds to make up for India not playing with us in our home series," he added.

But Khan made it clear that Pakistan would never beg for cricket from any country.

"We have told them (BCCI) they should let us know their policy so that we can plan other things."

Khan also said that Pakistan at the moment did not have any plans to boycott any events in India.
Meanwhile, a source in the PCB said that the Board was in negotiations to have West Indies tour Pakistan next year for a short series of three T20 internationals.

"The PCB is in talks and has offered the West Indies state security to visit Pakistan for the three T20 matches and in return Pakistan will play them in three T20 matches in Florida before flying to the Caribbean for the full test tour next year in April-May," the source said.

No full Test side has toured Pakistan since March 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bcc...es-but-its-government-blocking-it-pcb-1637915

 

[Abdullah719]

No prospect of India-Pakistan cricket matches in near future: Rahul Johri

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Colombo on Saturday ended without a discussion on India-Pakistan meeting anytime soon.

While the BCCI has taken a stand to not play Pakistan in any bilateral tournament till cross-border tension eases, the two boards were expected to talk about facing each other in a triangular or quadrangular tournament.

“There was no discussion on that (India-Pakistan match),” BCCI’s chief executive Rahul Johri, who attended the meeting with BCCI president Anurag Thakur, told HT on Sunday.

“The discussion took place on how to make the next Asia Cup (in 2018) bigger. There is some time to go for it though. All the Boards CEOs will come back with their plans on how to increase revenue, potential of the Asia Cup and of the ACC overall. All four (CEOs) will work together. (Pakistan Cricket Board’s CEO) Subhan (Ahmad) will lead it,” said Johri.

Thakur had reportedly floated an idea to PCB officials to play a triangular or quadrangular series.

The BCCI is due to play Pakistan in a bilateral series as per agreed terms, but political tensions have affected cricketing ties.

Johri claimed ACC members, which includes three full ICC members Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, were concerned about the BCCI, which has been at the receiving end from the ICC and Supreme Court.

“There was a lot of concern shown by the ACC boards about the BCCI. One of the things they reacted to was the treatment meted to the BCCI by the ICC. The ACC members were keen that the BCCI’s interest should not be harmed. If the BCCI is affected, global cricket is affected. Everybody is dependent on India.

“All cricket boards plan their calendar in advance. If the BCCI’s share goes down, then the BCCI’s long-term plans of developing the game would be impacted. When that gets impacted, there is a cascading effect on other boards. They (ACC members) have also communicated their views to the ICC,” said Johri.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/crick...rahul-johri/story-VjTjYrcRNfWoqJYfT9urfI.html

 

[Abdullah719]

Bitter political ties have hit cricket: Pakistan Cricket Board’s Shahryar Khan

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan said on Wednesday that there is “no chance” of a cricket series with India till political ties between the two countries improve.

A cricket series between the two neighbours is “directly connected with the political and diplomatic relations” between the governments of Pakistan and India, Khan told the media in Karachi.

“Let me say it very categorically, there is no chance of a Pakistan vs India bilateral series unless the political ties between the two counties are improved,” he said.

“But as soon as political tension is defused, cricket will automatically resume.”

The two countries have not played a full series since 2007, when Pakistan toured India to play three Tests and five ODIs. Though Pakistan toured India in 2012-13 for three ODIs and two T20 matches, the series was not a part of the FTP agreement.

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International cricket in Pakistan took a hit after the Sri Lankan team was attacked by militants in Lahore in 2009. Eight people were killed and several others, including six Sri Lankan players, were injured.

Pakistan has insisted that India should honour its commitment for a home series that has been due since 2008.

Khan said he hoped both countries will be able to normalise their relations. “I believe things are gradually improving,” he said.

India-Pakistan ties nosedived after a string of terror attacks on military facilities, including the Pathankot airbase and army camps in Uri and Nagrota, and a flare-up of hostilities on the Line of Control.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/crick...ahryar-khan/story-aEIxnTChPXaob1A70cKX6K.html

 

[Artaxerxes]

Shaharyar Khan should be sacked and replaced with someone who stands up for Pakistan.Why does this guy keep on begging India to play Pakistan?. Pakistan should stop playing cricket with India full stop.I mean all matches including matches held outside India.