PCB sends legal notice to BCCI for not honouring MoU
Pakistan Cricket Board has sent a legal notice to BCCI for not honouring a Memorandum of Understanding which had been signed between them in 2014. The MoU stated that India and Pakistan would play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. PCB is demanding compensation after claiming to have lost over $200 million due to India's refusal to play.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent a legal notice to the BCCI, initiating proceedings to seek compensation from the Indian board for not honouring the MOU to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. (Shaharyar Khan to continue as PCB chief, PM Nawaz Sharif rejects resignation)An official source in the PCB confirmed to PTI that the notice was dispatched on Wednesday."The legal notice has been sent after our legal advisors consulted a reputable law firm in London and have prepared a strong legal case to get compensation from the Indians," he said. (BCCI not in touch with PCB for India-Pakistan bilateral series: Shaharyar Khan)The MOU, signed in 2014, was part of a deal between the two boards under which Pakistan supported the Big Three governance and financial model in the ICC. The source said that in the legal notice Pakistan had pointed out that the BCCI didn't honour the MOU despite it being signed in the presence of the ICC officials."The notice also says that due to India's repeated refusal to commit itself to the MOU, three series have not been played since 2015 two of them which Pakistan was supposed to host," he said. (Pakistan ready to play India if BCCI gets government nod: PCB chief)The PCB claims that it has lost between USD 200 and 300 million due to India's refusal to play the series that Pakistan was supposed to host."We were even willing to host our series at neutral venues as part of the deal but even then the BCCI kept on stalling us and then eventually refused," the source said.