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Pakistan played important role in eliminating Big Three: PCB chief Shahryar Khan

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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan on Friday said that Pakistan played an important role in eliminating Big Three from the structure of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

“Big Three was an undemocratic set-up and Pakistan was the only country which raised its voice against this set-up from the very beginning and made the cricket-playing countries realise that Big Three was not going to truly serve world cricket [with equality] because it was favouring certain member countries of the ICC which was an injustice,” Shaharyar said while talking to reporters.

He was addressing a news conference at the National Cricket Academy after returning from Dubai where he attended the ICC meeting along with PCB executive committee chairman Najam Sethi.

“We [the PCB] were at loss due to the creation of Big Three in the ICC and with its abolition, Pakistan will get the [monetary] benefit of $39 million,” the PCB chief stated.

“We due to Big Three set-up suffered in many ways. For example, we were scheduled to play six [bilateral] series with India; but they backed out of the commitment due to which we suffered huge financial losses,” he added.

“With the abolition of Big Three, now the ICC will be more professional and democratic as its member countries will get equal financial benefits and representation in the Council,” said the PCB chairman.

Answering a question, Shaharyar said the Big Three set-up was adversely affecting world cricket, adding that several promises were made to Pakistan but not fulfilled which caused huge financial losses to the PCB.

“Now with the elimination of Big three from world cricket, we hope that a new era will begin in the ICC, and in Pakistan cricket,” said Shaharyar.

Commenting on the proposed visit of an International XI team to Pakistan in September this year, the PCB chief said that the matches would be staged in Lahore, not Karachi.

“Most of the things relating to the [planned] tour of International XI have been finalised; only players’ selection is to be carried out. And it is not possible to hold their matches in Karachi as during the PSL final [held on March this year] security arrangements were made and reviewed at Lahore,” Shaharyar said.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1329865/pakistan-played-important-role-in-eliminating-big-three-pcb-chief
 
If India withdraws from the ICC then ECB and CA should send Shahryar Khan bills of $100 million each or whatever the amount of their losses.
 
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If India withdraws from the ICC then ECB and CA should send Shahryar Khan bills of $100 million each or whatever the amount of their losses.

No make it $1billion. So much injustice.

Good grief, India is never withdrawing from ICC. It's all hot air to get a bigger piece of the pie. They had 3 years of excessive payments and they blew it according to your own courts so their honky dory days of blackmail and bullying is over.
 
No make it $1billion. So much injustice.

Good grief, India is never withdrawing from ICC. It's all hot air to get a bigger piece of the pie. They had 3 years of excessive payments and they blew it according to your own courts so their honky dory days of blackmail and bullying is over.

The Supreme Court did not pass any judgement on what BCCI did or did not do wrt ICC.

ECB and CA's losses could indeed run to $1 billion if you add a few more years.

I really want India to put an end of this nonsense of small countries ganging up on it to squeeze money out of it. Time for a new cricket paradigm, the old one of giving WI, SL, BCB, PCB one vote while also giving the country producing 70% of the revenues also one vote is severely outdated.

Just watch, I predict that the SGM of BCCI with State Boards will take a even more radical stand that India is getting ripped off and needs to quit.

Monahar can give WI, SL, BCB, PCB $132 million each from his personal funds with some help from Shahryar Khan.
 
Just give Sherry the mic and move out of the way. Dude was made for the main stage. :)) What was he doing being a diplomat all these years?
 
Mr. Sharyar Khan, you are a well respected diplomat. Lot of elder Indians I talk to tell me that you are a fair person too. This is not about hurting India. It should be about your focus to get parity in the syste. Dont make everything about India vs Pakistan. That does not help.
 
No make it $1billion. So much injustice.

Good grief, India is never withdrawing from ICC. It's all hot air to get a bigger piece of the pie. They had 3 years of excessive payments and they blew it according to your own courts so their honky dory days of blackmail and bullying is over.

Quit saying blackmail etc. It is about fairness. Around $2 bn is fair but we will settle for 1/4 of that.
 
Only ICC chairman Manohar played important role. Otherwise PCB was the one who celebrated when signed big 3. Sethi, then chairman, said mubarak ho...we secured indian series by signing big 3
 
One of the most stupidest thing he said ever as he trying to take all the credits whereas the real fact he or PCB did nothing without the help of others and only one man can take credit and he is shashank monohar. Shahriyar should stop all these nonsense talk or retire as soon as possible.
 
BS! Yes, PCB opposed in the beginning but when BCCI pulled its favorite trick and promised us those series, we conveniently backed off . . that's the whole history about the MOU that they signed . . so PCB support the Big Three!!
 
He really needs to shut his mouth.

He has no idea what chequebook diplomacy the BCCI is currently throwing at Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and the West Indies.

The BCCI know that its far cheaper to buy off their boards than to move towards a modern ICC system with good governance.

Which could leave SK looking very foolish.
 
Is this the same PCB that was all over the BCCI thinking they would become part of Big4.
 
Is this the same PCB that was all over the BCCI thinking they would become part of Big4.

Are you serious? Look I'm not being disrespectful, nor am I boasting of my cricket board. But as a neutral fan, who in the world in their senses would have expected something like that?
 
Is this the same PCB that was all over the BCCI thinking they would become part of Big4.

In long run PCB will be a top board not because of this.

The reason PCB and BD boards will be big is becase of PSL. You cannot keep Pakistan down for long. People need to understand that. Mr. Khan spews nonsense.
 
In long run PCB will be a top board not because of this.

The reason PCB and BD boards will be big is becase of PSL. You cannot keep Pakistan down for long. People need to understand that. Mr. Khan spews nonsense.

So the PCB will be the big dog in the future? Looks like the BCCI, CA and the ECB needs to start buttering the PCB from this moment if they want a bright future for themselves by riding PCB's coat-tails.
 
He is confusing his identity with Shashank Manohar,who was stronger than the entire PCB board at ending Big 3.

But hopefully BCCI should pay for news which shows this statement of SK with Shashank Manohar in pic and print it out in media,hoping Mr.Manohar gets no position ever in BCCI.
 
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PCB not supporting the big 3 formula isn't surprising what i am actually surprised is how the BCCI couldn't buy off WICB, BCB and SL board , or did they suddenly grow a conscience?
 
I find it funny that BCCI supporters suddenly care about parity in the system. Where were these calls for parity when Pakistan and other countries suffered because of the Big 3 model? BCCI was the sole driver of this injustice as it went around signing deals it would back out form in order to get the share it wanted. BCCI might bring in the most money but no cricketing nation should be dependent on it to be financially sustainable. The chickens are just coming home to roost.
 
BS! Yes, PCB opposed in the beginning but when BCCI pulled its favorite trick and promised us those series, we conveniently backed off . . that's the whole history about the MOU that they signed . . so PCB support the Big Three!!

Most of the board except big 3 did it in beginning. So nothing special about PCB in this regard.
 
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