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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan announced on Friday that the board has decided to file a legal case against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for dishonouring the memorandum of understanding signed between the two cricket boards.
This he said while talking to media persons following a PCB board of governors’ meeting in Karachi.
Shahryar said that PCB will not beg in front of India asking it to play against Pakistan, “instead we want compensation for the losses we have suffered”.
PCB Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi, while talking about the losses, said: “PCB has suffered a loss of $200 million because India refused to play the promised series against Pakistan.”
Shahryar added to Sethi’s comments saying Pakistan did not only bear the said financial losses but also the loss of the most awaited series in cricket arena.
“India signed MoU but did not play any series, so we will ask International Cricket Council to compensate this loss as the MoU was signed in an ICC meeting so they are also aware of the matter,” the PCB chief said.
“We will file a legal case against India and will seek compensation soon or urge them to play a series against us,” he maintained.
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Dec 30, 2016 11:51pm
Please make sure that the evidence is acceptable in courts outside Pakistan.
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Dec 31, 2016 12:00am
Stop making us fools please. Najan sethi made wrong corrupt decisikn back then with. vested interests.
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Dec 31, 2016 12:04am
MOU is not a binding contract. Checkout what it stands for. It's an understanding.
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Dec 31, 2016 12:04am
Good luck
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Dec 31, 2016 12:04am
This has become a kind of annual ritual for PCB. Very bad.
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Dec 31, 2016 12:15am
I am sure India also lost millions by not playing against Pakistan as they were suppose to visit India as well..But BCCI isn't complaining
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Dec 31, 2016 12:20am
Do it as soon as possible as series is not going to happen that's for sure!
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Dec 31, 2016 12:27am
Diverting the attention from their failure on the ground.
The whole team and pcb should be sacked and everything should be started from ground up. Get raid of all these guys
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Dec 31, 2016 12:47am
So now you want revenue generated by BCCI. What a pity!!!
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Dec 31, 2016 12:56am
Just pay them $200 Mill, the PCB is begging. If BCCI doesn't give, then they will ask China and it will charge to CPEC account.
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Dec 31, 2016 01:01am
It's my personal opinion that first to create a atmosphere for the cricket. .....I am not in the favour of bullets on the border and cricket at the same time......
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Dec 31, 2016 01:32am
Oh. Not again.
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Dec 31, 2016 01:50am
About time, someone is standing up against India.
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Dec 31, 2016 01:56am
PCB is not saying in which court the case would be filed and who (organizations) would have paid 200 million dollars for the series?
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Dec 31, 2016 02:13am
Oh come on. Don't make issue of anything.
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Dec 31, 2016 02:39am
PCB wants to have it both ways: either play with us or give the money. You cannot make demands from BCCI with choices. Just take them to court for loss of revenue, if you have a solid case, otherwise forget about it and move on. PCB management is too week to deal with BCCI.
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Dec 31, 2016 02:49am
In that case please be ready to lose the case. In this world, everyday 100's of MOU are signed and probably around 5% turn into concrete agreement. Does PCB have any legal counsel, if yes, fire him/her for this advice and hire some good one.
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Dec 31, 2016 02:53am
MoU has any legal standing??
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Dec 31, 2016 03:03am
Please hier best of the lawyers... good luck ..
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Dec 31, 2016 03:06am
Keep Dreaming!
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Dec 31, 2016 03:09am
Stop threatenin and be competent enough to pursue it legally internationally.
BCCI is smart and pursuing the most lucrative deals elsewhere as everyone is flocking to their door. We just have to beat them at their game.
If only we had the competency and will power to tread onto that path instead of being led by sheep and cronies.
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Dec 31, 2016 04:23am
MOU is not a legal contract by any means. PCB should understand what MoU actually means. PCB is just diverting the attention from Pakistan team's poor performance in New Zealand and now in Australia.
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Dec 31, 2016 04:39am
Good decision. We should file a case for compensation.
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Dec 31, 2016 04:50am
LOL. MOUs are used to document a relationship of goodwill between the parties to the MOU and are generally not legally binding. How long you going to keep fooling common people with his bravado?
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Dec 31, 2016 04:50am
What a desperate person ?
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Dec 31, 2016 04:53am
I am not lawyer but in US and Europe MoU's have no legal standing. In other words, MoU is not a contract. So, either PCB is just naive or deliberately fooling the masses in Pakistan.
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Dec 31, 2016 05:27am
Diverting attention from your shameful loss
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Dec 31, 2016 05:39am
Compensation...
Well I do hope he knows that grant give by ICC to PCB mainly consists of money generated and given to ICC by BCCI.
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Dec 31, 2016 06:39am
Please someone make PCB understand that MOU is not an agreement but just understanding between 2 teams/nations. No country/team are bound to complete MOU so there is no way of taking legal action against BCCI on account of MOU.
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Dec 31, 2016 07:01am
Lol. Wat a bunch of jokers.pcb
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Dec 31, 2016 07:09am
This is just a saving tactis from the humiliation of the current series against Australia. Enough is enough. It is in the best interest of Pakistan Cricket both Shahriyar Khan and Najam Sethi should step down.
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Dec 31, 2016 07:26am
We need to understand that we cant do anything now, if we could not understand these people after so much time then only God can help us.
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Dec 31, 2016 07:29am
Hammered the nail!
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Dec 31, 2016 07:31am
It appears that Pakistan does not have knowledge of how law works. They want compensation for their players staying home instead of playing.
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Dec 31, 2016 07:32am
Nope you can't. It is just a MoU. Not legally binding.
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Dec 31, 2016 07:46am
Pakistan should arrange more tours to South Africa and Australia to improve the standard of the upcoming players instead of begging India for the series for the money - least interested to see Pak vs India games
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Dec 31, 2016 07:56am
You guys may get some compensation if you win your case with ICC, but your long term relationship with India will become a closed chapter. Good luck.
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Dec 31, 2016 08:07am
Are MOUs legally binding?
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Dec 31, 2016 08:34am
It's all about money & politics these days ! I wish they could have taken steps seriously about the current situation of our cricket team and do something to raise its standards
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Dec 31, 2016 09:12am
Perhaps this guy Shahryar Khan should read the fine print, which says, "pending federal government approval". Which Indian govt will not approve as long as there's border tension.
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Dec 31, 2016 09:16am
If MoUs are to be honoured without fail then there would have been trillions of projects let alone cricket matches completed in the region by now
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Dec 31, 2016 09:22am
Someone please inform the PCB Chair Mr. Saryat Khan that MoU is never be a legally binding. Your case will be turned down in one hearing. Anyway, knowing this fact, good luck even if you pursue the case.
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Dec 31, 2016 09:36am
BCCI wud bankrupt the PCB.No outcome, keep pay the lawyers.
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Dec 31, 2016 09:59am
Sincerely hope PCB knows the consequences of such an action ?
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Dec 31, 2016 10:28am
First understand the meaning of MOU.
MOUs are not legally binding but are viewed as serious documents by the law. In the United States, an MOU is the same as a letter of intent, which is a nonbinding agreement stating a binding agreement will soon follow.
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Dec 31, 2016 11:14am
Keep trying.
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Dec 31, 2016 11:18am
Another attempt that will result in failure.
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Dec 31, 2016 11:26am
As if they can actually make BCCI pay.
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Dec 31, 2016 11:45am
Uncle Sharyar, no result will be there, Sorry
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Dec 31, 2016 12:10pm
Actually this is a stunt to avoid or cover the embarrassment on continual failure of Pak cricket under his control.
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Dec 31, 2016 12:31pm
@imran ali tried many times and result is same all the times.
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Dec 31, 2016 12:31pm
Very ambitious indeed!!
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Dec 31, 2016 01:51pm
@Akbar I agree that it's time for both Sheharyar n Najim Sethi to accept their failure n step down. We need well experienced cricketers with good track record as new leadership of PCB. Also PCB to be declared an Independent body.
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Dec 31, 2016 02:32pm
Well the legal option is a lost one outrightly. BCCI unlike PCB is not a government controlled body, although it has to listen to the diktats of government regarding using India name on it's shirts. PCB can at best have a match with BCCI team although almost all the known players in India will be missing from such a team. Also BCCI will not give even a penny, since there has never been a contract in place between two boards. It's the prerogative of boards whether to play each other or not.
By taking legal option PCB will further isolate itself from global body; standing up against BCCI has huge ramifications, both financial and political.
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Dec 31, 2016 04:05pm
I am not lawyer but in US and Europe MoU's have no legal standing. In other words, MoU is not a contract. So, either PCB is just naive or deliberately fooling the masses in Pakistan
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Dec 31, 2016 04:08pm
@Zakfan 'may get some compensation'! You don't know the meaning of MoU, do you?
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Dec 31, 2016 06:10pm
@Samrat exactly.
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Dec 31, 2016 06:56pm
Definition of MOU: A memorandum of understanding describes a bilateral or multilateral agreement between two or more parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in situations where the parties cannot create a legally enforceable agreement. It is a more formal alternative to a gentlemen's agreement.
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Dec 31, 2016 07:08pm
@Mrm very much true
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Dec 31, 2016 10:18pm
All talk and no action render him a useless cricket administrator and worthless protector of green-shirt cricketers and cricket interests in and outside the "land of the pure."
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Dec 31, 2016 10:35pm
@ak : You got that right, it is all about hiding behind something and not face the reality, what a corrupt PCB we have and government who put them in these positions. I would say sack them and bring back Amir Sohail and Rashid Latif to run PCB. Also, sack Inzi as he been quite useless in his position as well. just like he was when he was the captain of the team.
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Dec 31, 2016 11:31pm
Sue them to teach them how to honour legal documents that they sign, but don't play with them. Next time don't sign or agree anything with them. Find better opposition. Bring in China, Sri Lanka, Australia etc. Move international , leave regional.
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Jan 01, 2017 11:52am
Good option to mull, but like everyone said once you walk in this direction then forget any future cricketing ties with India. Revenue loss is huge accepted but do not make it look like India suffers too. They do things to break even and we cannot. Sad but true.
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Jan 01, 2017 12:30pm
Lets look at this from a cricket lover's point if view: The boycott by BCCI and no tours by other countries has severely impacted cricket in Pakistan. In the long run it is not good for the game - the aim is to grow the game and not alienate any country.
If bad relations between countries require suspension of cricket, then why are we engaging in millions of dollars of trade with Pakistan or why are we allowing export of Indian films to Pakistan. We need to pursue the ban more comprehensively. Singling out cricket seems peculiar.
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Jan 01, 2017 02:43pm
@Zak, for your knowledge, MoU is never a legal document.
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Jan 01, 2017 03:50pm
Shahryar Khan himself has admitted and conceded in a recent press conference 14th December 2016 that, MOU is NOT a binding or legal document .
MOU itself implies that ALL parties to MOU are reluctant for any legal implications arising from the agreement arrived in MOU.
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Jan 02, 2017 03:49pm
Uncle Sharyar, MOU can be cancelled at any time as it is not a legal document.
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