Losses for PCB if India don’t tour Pakistan

Islamabad, October 28: The Pakistan Cricket Board will lose around $15 million (Rs.70 crore), including $4.5 million from TV rights, if th...

Islamabad, October 28: The Pakistan Cricket Board will lose around $15 million (Rs.70 crore), including $4.5 million from TV rights, if the series against India this winter does not materialise, PCB officials said. The Indian board is awaiting government clearance for the tour.

"If India do not visit, Pakistan will host Bangladesh for three Test and three one-dayers and PCB fears it might end up spending money as the newcomers to international arena might not attract TV or major sponsors, " The Dawn newspaper quoted PCB officials as saying.

PCB officials claimed that the Indian board made $80m when Pakistan toured India last year. “But when it is our time to earn, the series doesn’t seem to go ahead. It’s a pity,” they said according to the daily.

The Pakistan board estimated that it would lose around $60 million if ICC’s ten-year itinerary was approved and cricketing relations between the two countries didn’t improve. Though PCB is yet to submit its suggestions and recommendations to ICC which has given November 15 as the deadline for the purpose, it is concerned that India and Pakistan have been drawn to play five-match Test series.

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