Event Budget: $70m (includes prize money, team logistics, and broadcast costs), jointly managed by the PCB and ICC.
Event Hosting Fee: $6m, which also covers event insurance ($1.5m).
Why would you expect a board that was banned from hosting games in their own country for almost 10 years to be financially stable?
Who said PCB is supposed to have good stadiums?
When was the last time PCB hosted a major event?
Why would you assume that PCB has the money to upgrade their stadiums to a standard that’s required to host an ICC tournament?
Some of the Indians need to chill out, we all saw how Potato Head Shah managed the World Cup 2 years ago.
It’s the first time we’re hosting a tournament after years, it’s been what 7-8 years since we got international cricket back home and you expect us to have stadiums fully upgraded.
Event Budget: $70m (includes prize money, team logistics, and broadcast costs), jointly managed by the PCB and ICC.
Event Hosting Fee: $6m, which also covers event insurance ($1.5m).