Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Thursday said that PCB will pursue legal action against the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) for repeatedly refusing to play a bilateral series between the two countries.

While addressing a press conference in Lahore, Khan recalled that the PCB and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2014, under which the two countries were supposed to play six series in eight years.

"Two of those six [series] have already fallen through; it does not look like the third one will happen either," he said.

"Therefore, we are left with no option but to pursue legal action against India," the PCB chairman added.

Khan recalled that India's refusal to play the series in Pakistan in 2014 had cost the PCB around a million dollars.

"We'll tell them that they (India) forced us into taking this step. We want them to compensate us for all our losses," the PCB chairman added.

Explaining the process, Khan said PCB will first send a legal notice to the Indian cricket board and then raise a dispute in the International Cricket Council.

If the issue is not resolved at ICC, Khan said PCB will pursue the case in court.

"Our case is solid," the cricket board chairman said, adding he has reason to believe India does not want to play with Pakistan anytime soon.

Khan said that citing the political rift between the two neighbouring countries is not reason enough for refusing to play, adding that Pakistan and India have played cricket despite tensions between the two.

"It isn't necessary to [cancel] cricket because of a prevailing political situation. However, looking at the attitude of [Indian Prime Minister] Modi, it seems unlikely that India wants to play [with Pakistan]," he said.

Cricketing ties between India and Pakistan are currently stalled, given the political tensions between the two countries.

The men's teams have not played a bilateral series against each other since December-January 2012-13, when Pakistan visited India, but have met in various multi-team tournaments since then, including the World Cup, World T20, Champions Trophy and Asia Cup.

Meanwhile, while discussing the matter of next year's Pakistan Super League Khan hoped that the PCB will be able to organise some of the matches in Pakistan and said that the groundwork for that has already begun.

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Indiansoul

Mar 30, 2017 06:46pm

MOU is not an agreement. Period.

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Prateik

Mar 30, 2017 06:50pm

Settle core issues first and then play cricket.

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Aamir

Mar 30, 2017 06:55pm

India needs to be brave and mature enough to play with Pakistan as others are doing.

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R.S. Menon

Mar 30, 2017 07:03pm

Mr Khan is in the habit of repeating such statements periodically. Take the legal action you are threatening with.

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JKhan

Mar 30, 2017 07:04pm

Will your Patron allow?

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Zeeshan

Mar 30, 2017 07:12pm

It has legal bindings if it meets all the requirement of a contract.

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Majid

Mar 30, 2017 07:12pm

Old habits of backtrack on commitments from India.

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kaikalu

Mar 30, 2017 07:17pm

PCB spokes person should not bring in the names of Indian PM etc. If his issue is with BCCI and stick with that.

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RDM

Mar 30, 2017 07:18pm

If your case is so strong, why are you waiting for Mr Khan ?

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Mar 30, 2017 07:18pm

Why you want to play with us when we don't even like each other?

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Amulya

Mar 30, 2017 07:18pm

why in the world does he want to play cricket with India so badly...

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Seriously?

Mar 30, 2017 07:19pm

"We will first send a legal notice to the Indian cricket board and then dispute the case in the International Cricket Council," the PCB chairman said....Sir what are you waiting for?

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Nasim Zaidi

Mar 30, 2017 07:22pm

Shariyar Saheb Please move on dont nag about Pak India series its not the end of the world .We are respectful nation I dont know every few months you bring this issue and BCCI dosent care so please be respectful and move on. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD LONG LIVE PAKISTAN Nasim Zaidi from Sanfrancisco California

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tomUHTO TAWMAYTO

Mar 30, 2017 07:22pm

He never gets tired of filibustering ....this must be the billionth time in the past three years that he has threatened to sue BCCI

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Bravo

Mar 30, 2017 07:24pm

If India do not want, leave them and go further!

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Aurora

Mar 30, 2017 07:27pm

Better stop making a laughing stock of your own.

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CURIOUS MIND

Mar 30, 2017 07:28pm

I don't get my head together, why on earth some ppl are dying to play with India ? com'n guys it is not end of the world, if they don't want to play live them alone and get a life.

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Brownenvelope136

Mar 30, 2017 07:29pm

@RDM i get that one..

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Usman

Mar 30, 2017 07:35pm

I dont think they give a damn!

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point of view

Mar 30, 2017 07:37pm

Nonsense statements continued. MoU is never be a legally binding.

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sukhera

Mar 30, 2017 07:41pm

please don't waste your time and money. If they don't want to play, one less competing party to get to the top. Pl Spend your time wisely training our players.

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Zealot

Mar 30, 2017 07:43pm

Somebody should CONTROL this man,As This Man is again started to humiliate

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Mar 30, 2017 07:48pm

Go ahead and do it !

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M. IRFaN

Mar 30, 2017 07:51pm

Seems pakistan bent on playing with india. Unfortunately no one cares in india anymore. They have already moved on. So should pakistan. You can't force india to play with you. Can you?

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Gohar

Mar 30, 2017 07:51pm

To solve the indo-pak problems there is a need of leaders with visions from both sides that look beyond the traditional approach of using hatred for their political point scoring.

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Thuglife

Mar 30, 2017 07:52pm

Plz plz stop humiliating our country

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Pukudenguta

Mar 30, 2017 07:52pm

Mr. Shaharyar Khan, go right ahead Sir.

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Akram

Mar 30, 2017 07:53pm

Can't we just forget it and move on. India was afraid of losing that is why they refuse to play.

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R K HASTIR

Mar 30, 2017 07:54pm

This is way of Modi Treatment.

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Margos

Mar 30, 2017 07:55pm

Sports terrorism????

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Hafeez, Canada

Mar 30, 2017 07:55pm

Sharyar and Najam Sethi should not be running PCB. India will not abide because they do so since 1947.

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Mar 30, 2017 07:55pm

You guys just. talk. Go ahead and sue and show the world that you are brave.

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Imran

Mar 30, 2017 07:56pm

Cricket is so politicised.. not a gentleman game anymore.

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DIMOS

Mar 30, 2017 07:56pm

Is it threat or request? You cannot force a country to play any game.

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VIVAAN SINGH

Mar 30, 2017 07:59pm

i dont know what he wants mou ..is not agreement ..

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SHAH S

Mar 30, 2017 08:03pm

No need to ask BCCI to play with PCB, according to program roster and schedule they have to play series and if they have issues on Pak venues, then 3 alternate venues are there to paly, BD, SL, UAE; and if they still drag their backsides, and not honor schedule, then just invoice ICC for the payable match fees to PCB alongwith penalty and damages; Let ICC collect or not collect but must pay PCB on violation occured by BCCI.

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M.Saeed

Mar 30, 2017 08:13pm

There is something called prestige of the nation. On on hand Indians are killing our people along LoC in unprovoked attacks on innocent villagers every day and on the other hand, our sporting heads are talking about playing against with the hostile nation. Don't we have any national prestige to protect?

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zap

Mar 30, 2017 08:13pm

..and the contract/MOU is between PCB and BCCI.The agreement has a cluase which says "subject to clearance from the Govt" .BCCI is not at fault,if they don't get clearance from Govt and can defend themselves in court/ICC PCB please go ahead .

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Sami khan

Mar 30, 2017 08:14pm

Stop complaining and take action if you have guts. We have been hearing this music for many years.

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auginpk

Mar 30, 2017 08:15pm

@Aamir I am OK with immature India.

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COAL IS DEATH

Mar 30, 2017 08:15pm

While he keeps saying 'the case is solid' only God knows how solid it is.

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Zealot

Mar 30, 2017 08:16pm

@SHAH S ofcourse...GIVE THIS SUGGESTION TO HIM AS WELL...

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Ash20

Mar 30, 2017 08:17pm

You are saying this for last 1-2 years. Do it and then you will know what is the meaning of MOU.

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Ahmer

Mar 30, 2017 08:20pm

Why can't they play in England? The biggest Indo-Pak community, state of the art stadiums. It is perfect setting.

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Taimoor khan

Mar 30, 2017 08:24pm

When would this old man realise that no one in Pakistan is interested in this so called Pak-Indo series.

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aslum shaikh

Mar 30, 2017 08:24pm

Why don't you such attitude for trade and commerce between two countries?

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Farah

Mar 30, 2017 08:28pm

You said before also

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bharat

Mar 30, 2017 08:29pm

Ok point taken. Go Ahead.

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IsaBhai Surat wala

Mar 30, 2017 08:32pm

Come on India let's play in Pakistan( Lahore, quetta, Rawalpindi....... )

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Mar 30, 2017 08:34pm

@Indiansoul - MOU is not an agreement, it is a document that signifies intent. MOUs are many times not implemented or not implemented completely. Agreements are also scrapped/altered depending on the circumstances.

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Bhatkal

Mar 30, 2017 08:36pm

Why are we dying to play against India, when they dont want to.

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Mar 30, 2017 08:37pm

@Indiansoul With word comes promise. It isn't a boy's cake party. Two institutes signed an agreement. You don't have one, do you?

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Mar 30, 2017 08:38pm

Indians: losers. :)

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Uday kulkarni

Mar 30, 2017 08:38pm

@kaikalu - I am an Indian origin person and an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and please allow me to correct you. The issue is NOT BCCI here as they have no problems playing with Pakistan at all. It is the Indian government (as it appeared in many Indian news as late as yesterday and I am not elaborating the reasons mentioned in those news) who have categorically denied the permission to Indian team to play with Pakistan except maybe during the Multinational tournaments such as World Cup etc. Thus the Pakistanis have a right to voice their opinion against Modi or Indian government though I am a big fan of Modi. Thus; if PCB were to sue BCCI; BCCI may obviously come up with excuse of declined permission from Indian government and then the ICC laws will apply towards any claims that PCB may want to make against BCCI considering the fact of decline by Indian government. My understanding is ICC will not intervene when any govt. puts restrictions on its board.

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SID

Mar 30, 2017 08:40pm

@Ahmer Why are you begging ? If India is not interested, then move on. It is not the end of world of PCB.

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Zak

Mar 30, 2017 08:46pm

Why are spoiling the countries image. Pakistanis don't want to play India, if they are not interested. So why you chasing them. Really very odd. Does this govt not have any shame, to allow PCB chairman to go so low. Just stop it. In this case, you do not reflect the sentiments of the pakistani people but a personal or PCB sentiment, because there is money involved. Ridiculous.

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MaRk

Mar 30, 2017 08:47pm

Now it officially ! superstitious and Luck ! India is number ONE (1) in test rankings , ever since they stop playing with Pakistan :

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Zak

Mar 30, 2017 08:47pm

@Prateik agreed. We should not play india until kashmir is resolved. Only sensible comment from an indian.

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MMirza

Mar 30, 2017 08:49pm

And will lose this case in court. Like you have lost other cases. I don't understand that why do we have to play the Indians. If they don't want to play ,

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Sandeep

Mar 30, 2017 08:53pm

What are you waiting for??

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Ahmer

Mar 30, 2017 08:55pm

@SID I ain't begging. I am suggesting. It would be a cracking series provided if Pakistan plays with the new youngsters as well.

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Indiansoul

Mar 30, 2017 08:58pm

@zf - There was no agreement. It was just an MOU which can be serviced anytime in the future when relations get better.

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Counterpoint

Mar 30, 2017 09:01pm

But which country has come to Pakistan to play cricket after militant attack on Srilanka team? I think security is a big issue and people don't have to risk their lives for a game.

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ANT

Mar 30, 2017 09:12pm

PCB needs to stop behaving like beggars with people who don't want to play with them.

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Honest

Mar 30, 2017 09:13pm

You saw the way we beat the Ozzies, both in cricket and sledging....Be careful..you are better off not playing India.

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Faisal

Mar 30, 2017 09:18pm

Pls leave some respect for us We do not want any cricket with india

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truth

Mar 30, 2017 09:19pm

MOU has no legal value SIR! Please check your facts.

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zaman

Mar 30, 2017 09:21pm

Typical Indian duplicity. Don't need them ! Pakistan is a vibrant society on the threshold of great success. Let them play their meaningless IPL! Agree with the stance of Mr. Khan. India and BCCI must be held accountable.

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Amir

Mar 30, 2017 09:21pm

ICC should have been approached years back. There must be a clause somewhere where ICC members have to play each other to ensure rankings, etc. If India is not playing, by default all these series points should be given to Pakistan. Quite late for our board to wake up

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TEJA

Mar 30, 2017 09:22pm

He will spend 5 millions in litigation to bring 1 million. Just for public consumption.

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Kashmir

Mar 30, 2017 09:25pm

@Prateik yes! Give kashmir it's freedom and then play bilateral series in srinagar

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flipflop

Mar 30, 2017 09:27pm

What is this ? How can someone force me to play with someone ? As a Pakistani I think this is absurd and childish.

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PakistanI

Mar 30, 2017 09:27pm

There is a limit to embarrassment but this man crossed that too. He is playing with pakistani public's emotion for his own gain. Sir please stop humiliating Pakistan further we can't take this anymore from you, have mercy on us. The indians are laughing at us think about Pakistani army, people and government. Stop it just stop it.

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Indian4RMBLORE

Mar 30, 2017 09:41pm

@Zak PCB s bankrupt, thy need to revavel , only BCCI can get thm out of it. Its had simple has ths

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Iqbal, Srinagar

Mar 30, 2017 09:46pm

If you can, bring it on. MOU Lol! They got you big time!

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Make Pakistan great

Mar 30, 2017 10:01pm

@R.S. Menon Even otherwise, why legal action after such a long time? Could Mr. Khan explain why he thinks of legal action now when the issue has been more or less forgotten.

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BCCI

Mar 30, 2017 10:05pm

Wow better not mess with PCB here!

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christo joseph

Mar 30, 2017 10:05pm

Im an indian but if ICC has no power over BCCI and if BCCI has to request permission from govt for matches then its not how it should be. ICC should implement strict laws, if one country refuses to play with other country just because of political reasons, ban them/fine them/bar them from playing games.

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Make Pakistan great

Mar 30, 2017 10:05pm

@PakistanI Mr. Khan was a career diplomat. All the reputation that he had earned during his service has been soiled by his ineptitude in dealing with the issue of big three of cricket.

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MALIK

Mar 30, 2017 10:07pm

What legal actions? You must be kidding. They don't to play, no one can force them. You can take the horse to the pond, but can't make it drink.

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Waaris

Mar 30, 2017 10:08pm

@Indiansoul true MOUs are not legally binding but not keeping your words shows that you are not trustworthy, if trsut is at all important to the Indian nation.

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Enkay

Mar 30, 2017 10:10pm

"Khan recalled that the PCB and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2014" : Please note that similar to a contract, a memorandum of understanding is an agreement between two or more parties. Unlike a contract, however, an MOU need not contain legally enforceable promises. While the parties to a contract must intend to create a legally binding agreement, the parties to an MOU may intend otherwise!

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Atticus from india

Mar 30, 2017 10:16pm

1. The MOU can be binding as well. Depends on the terms mentioned. 2. BCCI can always hide behind not getting approval from Indian government, in order to avoid breach of MOU. 3. This fellow is a Joker and an embarrassment to Pak cricket. Enforcing bilateral sports series through legal means is not practical. Someone intelligent needs to talk & strike a deal with the money/power minded BCCI.

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stopping good bad terrorism

Mar 30, 2017 10:17pm

@Zak @prateik "the only solution"

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alla bux

Mar 30, 2017 10:36pm

@Faisal Then let us not whine about it.

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Amit Sharma

Mar 30, 2017 10:40pm

I personally feel as an Indian, when no one wants to go to Pakistan, India must go there n play...It will not only give a boost to the cricket but also will regenerate the lost love between two brothers....awaam/ public have love in hearts on both the sides of the border....How can we forget d reception given by Pak public to our cricketers in 2005...Just support our younger brother Pakistan....

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Mar 30, 2017 10:44pm

Legal action where? ICC is not a court.

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bhopali review

Mar 30, 2017 10:49pm

@zf that's high ,specially considering where it is coming from

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Siva D

Mar 30, 2017 11:15pm

I am sympathetic but BCCI is subject to its country's diktats. What if it simply pushes the blame on the Indian govt and says its hands are tied and has no permission from the govt? What would PCB's next move be?

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Musa

Mar 30, 2017 11:57pm

Lets see which court allows the law suit with MOU?

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no hunky punky

Mar 31, 2017 12:15am

@Zeeshan If it meets all requirements of a contract then it it called a contract and not MOU.

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Mumbai Man

Mar 31, 2017 12:21am

MOU means memorandum of understanding, is it backed by a legal contract?

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Hasan

Mar 31, 2017 01:13am

Indians don't want to play cricket with Pakistan but they like come to Pakistani news website and make comments lol. They irony is unmistakeable

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Brownenvelope136

Mar 31, 2017 02:25am

@PakistanI does that mean something??

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kaliraja thangamani

Mar 31, 2017 03:05am

BCCI is a sport body, they must stick to their commitments. Politics has no business with sports. India must follow procedures properly, I think PCB stand on this call for a bilateral series is justified. BCCI is wrong.

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Mar 31, 2017 03:09am

@Zeeshan If it is an MOU, it simply means that in future they agree to finalize and enter into a legally binding contract. MOU is more like understanding, wish.

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Ajay

Mar 31, 2017 04:58am

Go ahead please

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Visitor

Mar 31, 2017 06:19am

@Bravo well said Bravo

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LOUDSPEAKER

Mar 31, 2017 06:57am

Under the present conditions it's better for Pakistan not to play with India. There is no sense in arranging India/Pakistan cricket series unless all outstanding financial matters with India are settled. Also there will be no interest at all if the sports man spirit is missing.

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hzrr

Mar 31, 2017 07:02am

@Sj Why not play against China good and dear friend?

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Harsha Subbaiah

Mar 31, 2017 07:07am

Commitment or not this is now downgraded to a sour tasting joke. And that so called legal battle is gonna again make you guys look silly. Just sayin

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Balaji

Mar 31, 2017 07:21am

@MMirza Because you're obsessed, maybe !?

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Bharat

Mar 31, 2017 07:26am

@Aamir Others? Who and where?

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Kryptonite

Mar 31, 2017 08:16am

I think Pakistan has got a good case here. India should stop being defiant and at least agree to play in a neutral country. Sharjah or Dubai maybe

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Deal With it

Mar 31, 2017 08:41am

@SHAH S Only if it was so simple...

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anees

Mar 31, 2017 09:35am

Please go ahead. We have listened to these empty threats a thousand times....

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bharat

Mar 31, 2017 12:17pm

@Amit Sharma I agree as an Indian we must play in Pakistan especially in Murdike.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Mar 31, 2017 02:14pm

This is for sure a highly tangible and absolutely effective way for PCB to automatically force BCCI to play against green-shirts. A suit filed against BCCI in the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland for violating their obligations under the "Future Tours & Program (FTP)" agreement signed between the two countries in 2014 is the best strategy for the PCB to pursue. Thereafter, PCB will definitely see BCCI running towards them including the "movers and shakers" in New Delhi who have always mixed sports with politics, & begging them to play with their teams immediately. In fact, no where in the educated, mature & civilized world, sports is mixed with politics except in the self-proclaimed & the so-called biggest (shame) democracy in the world known as Republic of India. If sports and politics go together, Israel will not be allowed to play in any sports world cup tournaments including Olympics and other similar global sports competitions.

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D.K. PAMNANI-INDIA

Mar 31, 2017 04:12pm

MOU is not a legal agreement and it is understanding only. Understanding depends on fine situation in both the countries. Go ahead and we do not care for this.

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well wisher

Mar 31, 2017 04:48pm

Why not MOU for Peace,friendship,Trade considered first...if this happens then automatically India Pak Cricket will also happen...

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Mumtaz Baig

Mar 31, 2017 05:25pm

A time will come when India will beg to play. Just watch it.

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Monsieur

Mar 31, 2017 05:49pm

@Sj absolutely

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Monsieur

Mar 31, 2017 05:58pm

@Kashmir he won't get that either ...

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M. IRFaN

Mar 31, 2017 06:07pm

@Mumtaz Baig and when will that be? Any guess?

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Titu Chacha

Mar 31, 2017 08:25pm

Good Move !! India will be fined and PCB will get some money which is required for its survival. Desperate time requires desperate measures !

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Zeeshan

Mar 31, 2017 08:29pm

Can't understand the statement...looks like for cheap political gains.. First, who came to play due to Security reasons. Secondly, If someone doesn't want to come to play, how can you force them. Pak should grow mature. Enough of cheap political statements in both countries...Time to move on and grow up. India already has moved on ....though their media creates hype due to commercial reasons which we understand is beyond control.

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Amar

Mar 31, 2017 09:37pm

Last chance for PCB chairman to earn money! Not going to happen!

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Apr 01, 2017 12:25am

BTW, even Bangladesh is refusing to play in Pakistan.

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PROF SRIRAMAN IYER

Apr 01, 2017 01:20am

Dear Mr Khan Please let me countries have come last 7 years to honour your bilateral series in your country Its high time dubai and sharjah has to pay royalty to you for shifting all your venues of PAK -XTZ matches there.....

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Sarfaraj

Apr 01, 2017 01:34am

@Akram I cant able to control my laughter. Good joke brother. Keep it up.

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Hassan

Apr 01, 2017 01:53am

Everyone told Najam sethi made a mistake by agreeing to Big 3.

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Anonymous

Apr 01, 2017 02:41am

Why legal action for damages after 3 long Years Shaharyar Khan? Legal proceedings are instituted within prescribed period of limitation, not speculatively as you are doing.

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alla bux

Apr 01, 2017 06:57am

MoU is for tours between countries. It does not talk about holding tours in neutral countries. India is willing to host us if we are willing to go to India but we are not. We can not ask India to tour our country unless we can provide totally safe environment which we can not and they are within their rights to refuse to play in a neutral country. Why, even our dear friends Hongkong preferred to forgo their match rather than play in Pakistan. So we do not have a case. Let us not waste precious foreign exchange pursuing a legal angle.

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Anil danane

Apr 01, 2017 07:46am

Mr. Shahryar khan stay with your words if you have

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Patriot

Apr 01, 2017 08:06am

The Indian government might agree for a short series and BCCI might send a team minus star players and they will be rested with given excuse of a long and packed series ahead

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Baba ladla

Apr 01, 2017 08:36am

Haha...bring it on!

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Baba ladla

Apr 01, 2017 08:37am

@Aamir why? India would rather play Bangladesh for a tough fight

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King

Apr 01, 2017 09:38am

Sir,if you could have,you would have already taken...why fool the people

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well meaning

Apr 01, 2017 09:57am

BCCI is the richest board in world can afoord the compensation .play one compensation demonstration match with Pakistan in India .

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Komal S

Apr 01, 2017 10:38am

The point is BCCI is also losing money. This tour will be mutually profitable. How can BCCI compensate when they are not making any money. India/Pakistan relations is very unique. India does not invite Pakistani players for IPL and reverse is true for PSL. Not sure how PCB can fight this legally. If PCB is financially hurting it needs to build better relations with India, spiting is not a good idea.

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Linusandran

Apr 01, 2017 11:42am

International courts have more important issues than cricket.

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Tahir Baloch

Apr 01, 2017 11:53am

India is bringing its politics everywhere, which is a childish move. So they should give up playing cricket and join politics.

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Tahir Baloch

Apr 01, 2017 11:54am

Modi is only thinking of Pak, well its a gift of god to him.

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sheikh sa'adi

Apr 01, 2017 01:16pm

And , now even Bangladesh refuses to play. https://www.dawn.com/news/1324040/bcb-turns-down-pcbs-invitation-to-tour-pakistan

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Ratheesh

Apr 01, 2017 02:19pm

Please go ahead..

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Zafar Rasool

Apr 01, 2017 02:24pm

Please stop begging India to play with us. Please have some self respect. Even if they agree to play, we should regret.

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HYDERABADI

Apr 01, 2017 10:41pm

Its a joke, why force someone to play, if they are not interested? If you can't sustain Cricket in Pakistan, then just move on to some other sport, I feel ashamed for this begging / threatening behaviour. If they don't want to play with us, then that is not the end of world is it? By the way, what Modi has to do with Cricket with Pakistan and India? have a happy retirement as you deserve some rest from all the lime light and we do need a break from these jokes.

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HYDERABADI

Apr 01, 2017 10:52pm

@Waaris Bhai, saying about Trust and word, I think we don't have any legality to them when Kargil happend, do we really? This is the game of politicians and nothing to do with normal people like you, me and Indians. We should stop stooping low as others while making generic statements about nations. Nations are a collection of people but never truly represented by the rulers. Hence I respectfully disagree with your comment. Sorry for offending you, just in case.

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Fog

Apr 01, 2017 11:36pm

@TEJA But we don't have any money for the litigation.

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Fog

Apr 01, 2017 11:37pm

@Amulya I don't why.

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ModipooJa

Apr 02, 2017 02:05am

Big3 is finishing soon anyway

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ModiKanjr

Apr 02, 2017 02:37am

Correct

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