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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday said the Indian cricket board has so far not contacted the PCB regarding the holding of any bilateral series, DawnNews reported.
The PCB chairman was reacting to the news circulating in Indian media about Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly seeking permission from the Indian government to play a series with Pakistan on a neutral venue.
“I got to know about this development through Indian media,” Khan said, adding that “the BCCI is probably afraid of the International Cricket Board (ICC) and therefore wants to play the series now”.
Last year the ICC had deducted points of Indian women cricket team for not playing series against Pakistan, said the PCB chairman.
Earlier there were reports that India could play Pakistan in Dubai later this year if the government gives the go-ahead to the Indian cricket board.
The BCCI has written to the Home Ministry, seeking permission to play Pakistan to complete their obligations under the Future Tours and Programme (FTP) agreement which was inked in 2014, IndianExpress reported.
Earlier, when it was headed by Shashank Manohar, the BCCI wanted to host Pakistan for a short series in 2016 but did not get government clearance owing to tension between the two countries and the subsequent terror attacks on Indian soil.
The Indian Express reported that the BCCI has now approached the Home Ministry, seeking government permission. And this time, the Indian team is willing to play a series in Dubai which is the home venue of the Pakistan team.
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Mar 29, 2017 10:21am
Cricket already dying... India and Pakistan can save this game.
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Mar 29, 2017 10:26am
india is conentrating on IPL , ipl worth is now more than a billion dollars 7650 crore inr . india can give the interest on that amount for pcb if asked humblefully
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Mar 29, 2017 10:35am
here we go.. Tamasha starts again!!
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Mar 29, 2017 11:02am
I haven't come across such news in ind. Hope for a series. But BCCI has got completely new management. But these guys r very smart and tested business man. Recently thy have doubled d pay of cricketers.these guys can make huge difference
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Mar 29, 2017 11:10am
I really want an India Pakistan series to take place. A 4 test match series would be amazing. Hope the home ministry gives a green signal to BCCI.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:14am
We look ahead to see teams playing with sports spirt and work for the cause, the meaning of sports. Sports are always meant to abridge the crucial, tough and harsh relations. So we have had to shake hands and spread the voice of love, peace and tranquillity to the whole subcontinent and thus throughout the world.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:18am
@Indian4RMBLORE I guess you have not read even this article, there is link given of a story published in Indian express. BCCI knew it made promise and then criminally did not fulfill. They will lost Pakistan's permanent support in ICC voting for ever if they never played Pakistan.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:22am
@Indian4RMBLORE: It's very much in the news bro. The question is will the Indian Govt will or won't.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:23am
For God sake. . Mr Shehryar stop begging. If they don't want, leave them.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:32am
What to expect from them Mr Chairman. You chose to side them and make them the boss, now keep smiling.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:36am
Move on man. Forget about India.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:44am
There is no point playing cricket when we have larger issues to take care of.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:45am
BCCI is playing safe by applying for permission from GOI. If permission is not granted (likely case), both ICC & PCB can't do much on FTP & MOU.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:50am
Day dreaming???
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Mar 29, 2017 11:51am
@Indian4RMBLORE It is up today in times of India.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:56am
khan Said , "BCCI is afraid of ICC " , this means now even small chance to have series is over . Sir be Intelligent and if you really want to play India then be sensible in making comments.
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Mar 29, 2017 11:59am
no neutral ground, if they do in mumbai we will make bcci pay
it should be held in india or pakistan
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Mar 29, 2017 12:08pm
WHy play against Pakistan now ? They need our vote again on the ICC table ?
That's really odd, hope it isn't a rushed series like in 2012, maybe 3 tests and 3 ODI's at least.
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Mar 29, 2017 12:06pm
India is scared to play against pak after getting thrashed in 2012-13 home series.
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Mar 29, 2017 12:14pm
“the BCCI is probably afraid of the International Cricket Board (ICC) and therefore wants to play the series now”
BCCI afraid of ICC??? not a laughable joke at all. If at all BCCI is planning for such a series then it would definitely for other reasons and definitely not out of fear or financial pressure.
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Mar 29, 2017 12:21pm
@Shahzaib latif, when did you last check your team ratings?
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Mar 29, 2017 12:34pm
Indian team's cricketing calendar is choked.... there is no room to accommodate Pakistan in the foreseeable future. Pakistan can plan series with Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
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Mar 29, 2017 12:41pm
@Dangal I guess it is always the other way around as ICC is sponsered by BCCI's money
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Mar 29, 2017 12:52pm
We are in habit of playing strong teams.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:03pm
pcb is broke but has attitude ,imagine (though hard ) if they were rich like bcci ?ipl alone contributes 1.2 billion dollars every year .
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Mar 29, 2017 01:10pm
is it necessary for shareel to appear in news everyday?
Cant this man work for once and produce results instead of just news.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:10pm
@opinion well said.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:20pm
@BNJ Issues are political and not related to sports. Sports should be kept clear of politics and more sporting links can defuse political tension.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:21pm
No need to play India anywhere while Indian atrocities continue in Kashmir!
PCB should reject any overtures from untrustworthy BCCI
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Mar 29, 2017 01:25pm
@mo we arent dieing to beat India again. Just dont claim India is no.1 team and has beaten all team which is not correct. INDIA knows they will lose any bilateral series doesnt matter they play so its better just pretanding oh we cannot play Pak for Kashmir issue or whatever crap you are used to saying. Bootom line is fear of loss. Just keep playing world cups n contintue winning if you can... kiddish behaviour
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Mar 29, 2017 01:33pm
And they will not contact PCB as long as PCB is not powerful, wise, resourceful and adept enough to seek their attention.
One highly tangible and absolutely effective way for PCB to automatically force them to play against green-shirts is to file a suit against BCCI in the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland, for violating their obligations under the "Future Tours and Program (FTP)" agreement which was inked in 2014 between the two countries.
Once the suit is filed, PCB will definitely see BCCI as well as the "movers and shakers" in New Delhi who have always mixed sports with politics, running towards them and begging them to play with their Indian teams.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:40pm
Pakistan do not want to discuss trade and commerce because Kashmir is the core issue. How come Pakistan want to play cricket then ?
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Mar 29, 2017 02:02pm
He started day dreaming again.GOVT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS MAN,AS HE IS ABOUT TO HUMILIATE COUNTRY AGAIN....
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Mar 29, 2017 02:09pm
@Nikesh Who is ICC ? It is India only. Indians are sitting in ICC and indian's are controlling ICC
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Mar 29, 2017 02:12pm
The BCCI is doing the smart thing, once the government approval is granted there would be no obstacles for the series, unless PCB rejects the idea because of its own reasons. As a fan, I would be looking forward to an Indo-Pak series ideally held in Pakistan, although won't mind it being held anywhere.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:17pm
The reason that they have not contacted PCB is that they know that it is headed by Mr. Shaheryar, who will be ready to play with India at a notice of 24 hours.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:28pm
@opinion Bangladesh also denied
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Mar 29, 2017 02:31pm
But I have read this side that the series is confirmed by Bcci in Dubai this Nov only green signal is needed from the ministry of Indian government......
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Mar 29, 2017 02:41pm
Why is PCB so keen to play against India ? We have never seen any Indian request to start cricketing ties with Pakistan.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:44pm
No point playing cricket with India when they are cutting off our water supplies, sending in spies and blame us for all their internal problems. They virtually are out to destroy Pakistan so why on earth do we want to play with them....? Im not interested they can play with someone else.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:48pm
Dubai pitch is very flat and lifeless. Need to play somewhere in srilanka, canada or singapore.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:54pm
Well, BCCI can approach PCB only after it gets clearance from the government. I mean if they approach PCB and then the Indian government denies the permission, no point in asking PCB is it?
So first step is get clearance from Indian government, and then if Pakistan is ready, go ahead with the logistics.
But yes, it is high time India - Pak play each other. It would be wonderful if Azar Ali and Asad Shafiq can meet the likes of Pujara and Vijay and learn from each other.
Indo-Pak encounters are rapidly losing popularity over India - Aus or The Ashes. Much needed series.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:03pm
@marcas...it's simple for the sake of money
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Mar 29, 2017 02:58pm
@marcas...it's simple for the sake of money
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Mar 29, 2017 03:12pm
Has he lost his mind completely. We dont want to play against them. Its not the end of the world for God sake. Stop talking about it. Indian goverent is coward mixing sports with politics.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:13pm
And they will not contact PCB as long as PCB is not powerful, wise, resourceful and adept enough to seek their attention.
One highly tangible and absolutely effective way for PCB to automatically force them to play against green-shirts is to file a suit against BCCI in the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland, for violating their obligations under the "Future Tours and Program (FTP)" agreement which was inked in 2014 between the two countries.
Once the suit is filed, PCB will definitely see BCCI running towards them including the "movers and shakers" in New Delhi who have always mixed sports with politics, and begging them to play with their Indian teams.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:23pm
Pakistan is the only team which can beat India in their own backyard. As always, Indians are afraid of getting humiliated in front of their own people.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:26pm
And the drama starts again.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:27pm
@Ravi, "Dubai pitch is very flat and lifeless. Need to play somewhere in srilanka, canada or singapore."
Oh, so you have already done all the planning? Why not play in front of your house?
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Mar 29, 2017 03:46pm
@Shahzaib latif You still living in the past? Pakistan got thrashed every time since then, 82 all out being icing on the cake.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:14pm
@Shahzaib latif India thrashed Pakistan in their own backyard last time we played.All ICC tournament India has blasted Pakistan on all front.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:13pm
We don't want to play with India.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:17pm
@Amir Learn to beat Aussies in Test series first!
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Mar 29, 2017 04:18pm
Money is not everything S Y. Self respect,dignity and honour are more worth than money. Please make your team so strong that every cricket playing nation would love to play with Pakistan.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:26pm
The tension between Pak and Ind will never come to an end,India's blame on Pak will continue whole Pak had a lot of terrorist attacks in which India is involved.
So India always bring politics among sports which souldn't be happened. Better India refused to play Pakistan for goods.We are fed up of her attitude.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:29pm
@Syed mixing terrorism and politics is worse than mixkng sports and politics.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:30pm
Why so keen to beg the beggar for alms?
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Mar 29, 2017 04:53pm
@Shahzaib latif : The fact of the matter is, in India whether it is BCCI, players themselves or common public, Australia has become rival#1. We neither like nor hate Pakistani team. In fact we don't care for a match or series with Pakistan anymore. It is with Oz that our collective competitive spirit fires up.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:07pm
Trying everything against india and want a cricket series in return to earn money. That wont be possible in near future.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:10pm
@Hasan Siftain
Criminally????? What crime was committed??? And if it was, why PCB is not dragging BCCI in court?
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Mar 29, 2017 05:20pm
@Fiz thank you. same sentiments here.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:28pm
I am a Pakistani and I appreciate Indian Cricket Board not to play with Pakistan. PCB is an organization that does not respect the feelings of Pakistanis. If there should be any cricket between the two countries it should be inside Pakistan otherwise NO.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:35pm
@Malik I am not sure why my fellow Pakistanis are bringing up 'mixing Sports and Politics' argument. If PCB were in BCCI's position PCB would certainly not have gone forward with the series citing security. We should learn to think on opponents' shoes. As if we are all Buddhas in this side of the border, we keep criticizing them. We should first look into our own attitude before commenting on others.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:42pm
Australia has taken the place of Pakistan for Indian fans. Indians like to see India Australia matches more often which earlier was in favor of Pakistan. If cricket resumes between the two countries, it would be good but hardly there is any chance for it.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:49pm
A test series between two cricket powers is long awaited.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:58pm
Why neutral venue? Why not in Pakistan or at Home??
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Mar 29, 2017 06:18pm
@Hasan Siftain Wow, How much weight due you think Pakistan support (or lack of it) carries for BCCI ?
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Mar 29, 2017 06:30pm
@Mirza India and Pakistan have played 59 test matches and 127 ODIs till date. Did you see any lessening of tensions in all these years. So let us stop living in the paradise that doesn't exists.
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Mar 29, 2017 06:33pm
@Shahzaib latif hope you haven't watched the world cup games after that and also the number of TV sets were broken aftr the you lost :)))
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Mar 29, 2017 06:43pm
@COAL IS DEATH The series is planned to be played in Dubai not in Pakistan so the point of security concerns is out of the equation!!!
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Mar 29, 2017 06:42pm
@D.K. PAMNANI -INDIA -against teams like BD, ZIM, WI, AND AGANISTAN.
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Mar 29, 2017 07:34pm
@COAL IS DEATH At last a sensible person. Bravo. More power to you.
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Mar 29, 2017 07:34pm
Can you drop India permanently from the venue. Move on.
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Mar 29, 2017 08:17pm
@Amir vice versa.. India is the only team that can beat Pak in Pak or Dubai
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Mar 29, 2017 11:15pm
@Shahzaib latif If Pakistan is so strong , what happens to them in WC matches against India , be it ODI or T20 ? Not once , twice ..9 times ( one was tie )!!!!
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Mar 29, 2017 11:39pm
@Malik ya. india is afraid of losing to pakistan, thats why do not want to play any bilateral series.
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Mar 30, 2017 12:36am
@Indian4RMBLORE whole Pakistan teams don't earn what borat ashwin earn as yearly fees alone.
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Mar 30, 2017 12:46am
@opinion and that too in neutral ground as Bangladesh is not ready to tour Pakistan soil
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Mar 30, 2017 01:13am
India is trying to save face for refusing to playing cricket with Pakistan. Big three in trouble. Real test for Modi if he allow his team to play with Pakistan then why did he waste so much time if not then big three is doomed. either he will salvage his principle of Big Three.
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Mar 30, 2017 02:14am
@Shahzaib latif
If india accepts she is afraid of pakistan. Atleast then will you plz stop asking for a match ?
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Mar 30, 2017 04:49am
@Srinath you forgot West Indies who defeated them recently in the UAE in one of tests Pak also hold a record to get beaten by ZIM in ZIM..
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