Pakistan team has been invited by BBCI for a home series in
India in December 2015.As it was decide by both the boards that it would be a
home series for Pakistan may be in UAE.But now the phenomenon has been totally changed here.
Shahryar khan the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board told
this news in a press conference today that the Shashank Maohar the Chairman of
BCCI has invited Pakistan Cricket team by a phone call on Friday.
“Shashank Manohar called me up on Friday evening and told me
they have got permission from their government to play against Pakistan. But he
said they looked-for to play the series in India and not in the UAE,” Shahryar
said.
He further told the media,”Manohar told that most of the
pak-indo matches would be held in Mohali an Kolkata as there is no problem in
playing.He said that they would provide top security to the Pakistan team to
avoid any inconvenience”.
Apparently, according to the MOU signed with the BCCI, the
PCB were to hold the series in UAE as India had hosted the last two series there.
Regarding this, Sharyar said,”Why should we play our home series in India not
in UAE.We expect to earn about USD50 million from this series.As last two bilateral
series were held in india and now it’s our turn”
He also said that Pakistan team would not feel safe as there
were a lot anti-Pakistan sentiments in india. He also said that he would
consult the board of governors when they meet on 17 November.But hopefully
these issues would be resolved.
As a parting statement, he said,”He told the chairman of
BCCI to send us a detailed proposal in writng so that I may consult it with
prime minister and with His permission
we would move forward.”
However, the chairman
of PCB’s management committee Najam Sethi stated that he would recommend the
board not to accept any proposal from BCCI to play the series in India. He was
the chairman of the board when the PCB and BCCI signed a MOU last year under
which the two countries will play six series against each other between 2015
and 2023 with Pakistan hosting the first series in December this year in UAE.
“In my personal opinion we should not go to India as it is
our home series and the BCCI should honor the MOU they signed with us which
states Pakistan will host this series,” Sethi said.
Irrespective of the venue it would be wonderful to watch a
series between two big rivals of cricket as both teams are also wanted to play
against each other regardless of the political aspects. Cricketing fans from
both the countries are eagerly waiting for this tempting contest.
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