Hopeful of Indo-Pak series but options open: PCB chief
October 01, 2015 15:44
With serious doubts hanging over the proposed bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar Khan today said they are open to "options" ranging from boycotting ties to demanding compensation if the Board of Control for Cricket in India fails to honour the MOU signed between the two boards.
But Shaharyar said he is still hopeful of the series taking place in December and would meet BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur in a week's time to decide on the fate of the rubber that is hanging in limbo in the wake of the current political tensions between the two countries.
"I received a reply from Thakur that we well meet in Dubai and we will probably decide what is to be done. The final decision of course lies with the Government of India," the PCB chairman told reporters after paying his last tribute to Jagmohan Dalmiya who passed away on September 20.
"In spite of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), if the BCCI does not honour its own signature then we'll see what is to be done," Shaharyar said.
"If they don't honour it (MOU) for political reasons we have options open to us. We will suffer financial and other losses.
"Boycott is an extreme option but of course it's an option. I never used the term 'boycott', you people know me and I am not one to give warnings and threats. But it's surely a thing that if you don't accept your signed agreement then definitely I'll demand for compensation," he said, " adding, the series is an agreement but if it does not happen, it's a reasonable thing to demand compensation."
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