ICC orders PCB to pay 60pc of BCCI's legal cost in failed compensation case

E-Paper | May 28, 2026

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday ordered the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to pay 60 per cent of the costs incurred by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and an ICC panel during the two boards' legal wrangle over a bilateral series agreement.

The ICC, whose Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) had last month ruled in the BCCI's favour and dismissed the $70 million compensation claim against it, today delivered another blow to the PCB.

The global cricket governing body, in a press release today, announced that its DRC panel "has determined that the PCB should pay 60 per cent of the BCCI’s claimed costs as well as the administrative costs and expenses of the Panel" itself.

Furthermore, the ICC said that its judgement on the matter is "binding and non-appealable".

The PCB had filed the compensation case against India during former chairman Najam Sethi's era.

The board's stance in the case was that the Indian board had signed an MoU with Pakistan in 2014 in order to restore the bilateral series between the two countries which have remained suspended for the last 11 years. However the BCCI has refused to honour their commitment and have not implemented the conditions agreed in the MoU.

PCB officials were hopeful for a decision in their favour in the compensation case but the verdict announced on November 20 went against them.

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Yaz

Dec 19, 2018 04:48pm

Wow. The power of BCCI!!!

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DK PAMNANI

Dec 19, 2018 04:51pm

I like it.

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Master

Dec 19, 2018 04:53pm

Naya pakistan.

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Sandeep

Dec 19, 2018 04:54pm

Well, thats a news. Now pcb will think twice before going to icc for such cases. Dont know how much pcb will need to pay now but to me its an additional cost and totally wasted by pcb management. Use money wisely you will need them for future. Bcci has lot of money but they are also clever in handling cases.

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Zak

Dec 19, 2018 04:57pm

We do not accept this order and we will raise this issue in ICJ ,Hague.

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DarkKnight

Dec 19, 2018 04:57pm

Waw that interesting now.

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Dr.Salaria,Aamir Ahmad

Dec 19, 2018 04:57pm

What a great and a grave tragedy ?

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Blue Knight

Dec 19, 2018 04:57pm

Poor PCB.. got another hit..

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Ahmed

Dec 19, 2018 04:57pm

What a fiasco. Instead of receiving compensation they have to now fork out the legal costs of both organizations!. Why was the ICC approached? Don't they know who rules the roost there? Going to an international arbitration panel would have been better.

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Tariq Rashid

Dec 19, 2018 04:59pm

Interesting turn of events, though the outcome was very much expected. Lets see how the PCB mulls over this matter.. Do they have any option to avoid pay-out as the judgement explicitly states that its binding and non-appealable..

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Yogi

Dec 19, 2018 04:59pm

Instead of receiving any penny from BCCI PCB will end up paying money to BCCI. This is what happens when you take decisions by your emotions and not by logic.

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Shahbaz Ahmed Tarrar

Dec 19, 2018 04:59pm

Ask Najam Seethi to pay the amount, if he knew the case is weak, so why he proceeded it??

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Swiss Neutral

Dec 19, 2018 04:59pm

Every action has a reaction

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Samit

Dec 19, 2018 05:03pm

Now that is some justice

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Mohan

Dec 19, 2018 05:04pm

CJP, take some suo motu against the PCB! Your hard-collected dam fund will become hardly collected!

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Dec 19, 2018 05:05pm

Sethi - the gift that keeps on giving.

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Indian friend

Dec 19, 2018 05:05pm

Ouch, that hurts !

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León

Dec 19, 2018 05:06pm

BCCI saying weldone and thank you Najam Sethi.

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Dr. WHO

Dec 19, 2018 05:07pm

Should not be a problem iccc doesn't know that a former captain is the pm of pakistan he will travel to sone country but will definitely pay the dues india should be rest assured

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Vishwas

Dec 19, 2018 05:09pm

Good dicision

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Bilal Khan

Dec 19, 2018 05:09pm

Icc is ruled by India Australia and England so what was PCB expecting???

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Shahidam

Dec 19, 2018 05:10pm

Why insist on merely an MoU and then challenge on shaky ground in some kind of court with binding and unspeakable decisions? ever realized the world around you? Have it paid by Mr. Sethi who was behind all this costly expedition. Misplaced egos have cost this poor nation already enough. As for future cricketing with India, just write it off your books, for good. Also, either bring cricket back to its home grounds in Pakistan if you must keep playing, or just call cricket bye. Internal wrangling, players attitudes, misplaced priorities, mismanagement and financial losses make this one no different from Pakistan Steel, PIA, etc. Do at least some one thing right.

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Fastrack

Dec 19, 2018 05:11pm

40% by BCCI.Now is that not unfair?

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LeaveAlone

Dec 19, 2018 05:16pm

Ouch, it hurts?

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ijaz

Dec 19, 2018 05:16pm

The ICC decision is legally non-enforceable and motivated by the BCCI who dominate ICC. PCB should refuse to pay it and call their bluff. Let them take PCB to court if they dare!

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RAJA CHILL

Dec 19, 2018 05:18pm

I am feeling pity for PCB. What else to say after all this.

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Veer Singh

Dec 19, 2018 05:20pm

So PCB didn't win $70 million but will end up losing a few million dollars. A good lesson for Pakistanis that court cases can not be won on emotions.

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Bps

Dec 19, 2018 05:23pm

Wow I m very happy. I predicted this.

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auginpk

Dec 19, 2018 05:27pm

@ijaz, In that case there will be no more matches between ICC members and Pakistan. The PCB case never had a chance.

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Salman Qamar

Dec 19, 2018 05:27pm

Knew this was coming.

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Chopra

Dec 19, 2018 05:32pm

Cry baby, cry. That’s all we can do now.

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wise1

Dec 19, 2018 05:32pm

@Zak, Dream on buddy. ICC will subtract the amount with interest from payments due to PCB.

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Babu

Dec 19, 2018 05:33pm

@Zak, The cost of fighting a case at ICJ is much higher than the penalty itself, besides if PCB looses in ICJ and is asked by ICJ to repay the expense and penalty at both ICC and ICJ than where will PCB go. Remember ICC is the boss and they know how to recover this penalty .

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RDM

Dec 19, 2018 05:34pm

More than money, PCB should be really concerned about future deals with vigilant BCCI.

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Raja

Dec 19, 2018 05:42pm

@ijaz, "PCB should refuse to pay it and call their bluff. Let them take PCB to court if they dare!" That's the Pakistani spirit! Pakistan gets 20-25 million dollars every year from ICC as its share of multinational tournaments run by ICC. Let's lose all that money just to save pennies!

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Mir Asif

Dec 19, 2018 05:42pm

@Bilal Khan, The actual case was difference between MoU and Contract. PCB thought both are same, now ends up paying back.

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Fact

Dec 19, 2018 05:43pm

It is ICC decision. If Pakistan gives No compensation, no international cricket for Pakistan. Best of luck

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shake chilli

Dec 19, 2018 05:43pm

@ijaz, I think ICC will deduct at source from money it pays to support PCB

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Paramesh

Dec 19, 2018 05:43pm

@ijaz, well at PCBs peril as any cricket board will think twice before signing an agreement with PCB. If PCB decides not to pay it.

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Indian friend

Dec 19, 2018 05:45pm

@Zak, Well the cost will be equal to 5% of Pakistan's GDP. You may have to take another loan to fight it out.

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Monsieur

Dec 19, 2018 05:47pm

@Bilal Khan, if PCB was ruled with common sense, they wouldn't have had to go to either of those ruling the ICC...

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Naaz

Dec 19, 2018 05:49pm

Pakistan is loosing our economy because of unmature politicians and cricket burocrates.

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Bhaskar

Dec 19, 2018 05:51pm

@Ahmed, costs are much higher in international arbitration

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PakRAT

Dec 19, 2018 05:55pm

Do I need to say anything?

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SKS

Dec 19, 2018 05:57pm

@Shahidam, if pcb won the case would you give credit to Sethi?? Always trying to punch above weight & misplaced priorities is the problem.

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Sushil

Dec 19, 2018 05:58pm

@ijaz, PCB needn't pay. ICC Will deduct the amount from PCB's receivables.

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Asim-Can

Dec 19, 2018 06:03pm

It's a very common practice in these types of cases, nothing to get too excited about.

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Leo

Dec 19, 2018 06:04pm

@ijaz, you wish kid ! The decision is binding and non-appealable.

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Anuj

Dec 19, 2018 06:06pm

@ijaz, Before going to the ICC, PCB agreed to abide by the decisions. If they don't pay then amount will be deducted from ICC handouts they receive like all the boards.

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RAJA CHILL

Dec 19, 2018 06:06pm

This game is becoming more interesting than India Pakistan cricket match. I am enjoying it...

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Samrat

Dec 19, 2018 06:09pm

@ijaz, read the judgement first, it's clearly mentioned that both parties agree to outcome and no further appeal or refusal to abide by order will be acceptable.

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Phoenix

Dec 19, 2018 06:13pm

@Zak, you can not appeal that in icj.. I guess CAS would have been able to step in but binding judgement means there's very little scope for that.

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hamid shafiq

Dec 19, 2018 06:14pm

Tax payers money just waste by non competent people on poor decision making. somebody should be accountable.

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wise1

Dec 19, 2018 06:17pm

@Ahmed, Arbitration or law suits without ICC intervention will not be binding on either party. They can keep appealing ad nauseam with no end in sight - just spending money on legal consultants and lawyers. Even ICJ cases are not adhered to by countries all the time. So this was the best route one could take. Having said that a case based on emotion and hunch never pays off.

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joe

Dec 19, 2018 06:18pm

@ijaz, "PCB should refuse to pay it and call their bluff. Let them take PCB to court if they dare!" Try that buddy.. Next will be no ICC team will play Pakistan. That is for sure. Everyone knows that Government has to give a ruling to play or NOT to play.. In this case, the Government of India refused and the only document that PCB could produce was an MOU, which is NEVER a legal document in any court.Kid on the street knows.

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Dec 19, 2018 06:21pm

@Zak, You don't need to pay, it will be deducted by the ICC from the development funds given by them to PCB. Now go sue them if you don't like it

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Vijai

Dec 19, 2018 06:28pm

The case was taken to ICC just to please the domestic audience. Anyone with basic education can differentiate between a contract and MoU. How long the institutions of Pakistan are going to take their people for a ride?

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Alien1

Dec 19, 2018 06:29pm

Rubbing salt on wounds, hope pcb learns something.

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Jai Ho

Dec 19, 2018 06:29pm

@ijaz, so that you lose their also and pay to them good thinking

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Nish

Dec 19, 2018 06:29pm

@ijaz, Of course PCB can take ICC to court, but then ICC will suspend the primary membership of PCB if that happens. Ready to take that risk?

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Truth

Dec 19, 2018 06:34pm

There was a time when PCB dictated on which ground matches should be played in India. Anyway, BCCI should allow rescheduling this amount atleast by one year.

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Veer Singh

Dec 19, 2018 06:36pm

PCB probably lost all its profits from PSL1 & PSL2 fighting this frivolous case against BCCI.

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Candy

Dec 19, 2018 06:38pm

BCCI is rich and powerful enough to buy justice. I feel PCB had merit in thr case

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Raj patel

Dec 19, 2018 06:46pm

@ijaz, if you don’t pay forget playing cricket

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Ahmed

Dec 19, 2018 06:46pm

Indian trolls, proud of bringing politics into the gentleman's game of cricket. That's not cricket, folks.

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Kashif

Dec 19, 2018 06:46pm

@wise1, its a shame the BCCI cant buy the champions trophy, or next years world cup. So much for dreaming then huh.

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Babban

Dec 19, 2018 06:52pm

Next time be careful

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Point blank

Dec 19, 2018 06:58pm

If only they knew the difference between mou and contract ..... But who reads the dictionary before signing any deal.

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PorkiGorki

Dec 19, 2018 07:03pm

A fair decision.

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wise1

Dec 19, 2018 07:04pm

@Kashif, Just like PCB - you are responding on emotions. The case has nothing to do with money being paid by BCCI to win the case. It was a legal review of the case by 3 eminent judges part of DRC. DRC delivered the verdict and the compensation decision. Now saying that PCB wound not pay after having lost the case does not make any sense. When you know fully that the case can go either way. PCB’s argument was very tenuous especially when it was based on a MOU rather than a fully binding agreement.

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Dec 19, 2018 07:10pm

In Cricketing term.. Out ..Hit Wicket.

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Zain

Dec 19, 2018 07:13pm

The ruling was expected. As it was Mou (a non-legally binding document). And the MoU was signed in exchange of supporting big three revenue sharing model that we backtracked on, breaking Mou conditions. There was zero chance of winning this case from start, still PCB went ahead. Now have to bear the economic blunder because of mistake of few.

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Subir Paul

Dec 19, 2018 07:14pm

Excellent.

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Leo

Dec 19, 2018 07:16pm

@Ahmed, So much for chest thumping and boasting about winning the case and milking free money out of BCCI.

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Gaur

Dec 19, 2018 07:23pm

Not the first time, and won't be the last either.

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wise1

Dec 19, 2018 07:28pm

@ijaz, ICC conducts world tournaments. ICC makes money from such tournaments. ICC then disburses the profits to various cricket boards including PCB. What do you think ICC will do if you choose not to pay? PCB‘s press release says the following : “The PCB notes the ICC Dispute Panel’s decision on BCCI’s claims for their legal expense incurred on the PCB-BCCI dispute. The award of significantly lesser costs than claimed by BCCI reflects that PCB's case had merits. The PCB, however, reiterates its disappointment in the original decision/award given against it.“ PCB is mature enough to know that it has to pay.

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Spirals. Kumar

Dec 19, 2018 07:32pm

@Zak, yes true

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Hafeez

Dec 19, 2018 07:36pm

ICC is ruled by ndia, England and Australia. You cannot expect any favour from them. Dont blame Najam sethi for it. If they are so biased It time to leave ICC.

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beiging

Dec 19, 2018 07:45pm

Having suffered the injury of a lost claim for damages from the BCCI, the PCB now has to face up to the added insult of paying the India board nearly USD 2 million in legal costs.

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Babban

Dec 19, 2018 07:46pm

BCCI should waive the amount.

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RAJAT PATIL

Dec 19, 2018 07:50pm

That's incredible.

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Ash Man

Dec 19, 2018 07:56pm

As in politics the same in cricket. Blame everything bad on the previous administration.

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citizen

Dec 19, 2018 08:01pm

If PCB kept quiet without any rhetoric statements, precious dollars might have been saved. Surprised to know that PCB dosent have any quality lawyers for consultation...

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Liberati

Dec 19, 2018 08:01pm

@Zak, 'We do not accept this order and we will raise this issue in ICJ ,Hague.' Pakistan has accepted ICC decision as Final -so no ICJ. Just pay up the BCCI and ICC expenses quickly. Otherwise, 60% will become 100% with late payment penalty.

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M. Emad

Dec 19, 2018 08:06pm

@Kashif, Get well soon. Loss has gone to your head.

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Pasha

Dec 19, 2018 08:06pm

Wow! India signed an MoU tp play bilateral series with Pakistan, refused to follow through on the agreement, and Pakistan is at fault. Not only ICC dishonored the MoU but is not asking Pakistan to pay BCCI and ICC 60% of its legal fees. Sounds extremely lopsided decision. I don't get it!

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Neville

Dec 19, 2018 08:06pm

Just ask BCCI polietly they will give money to Pakistan cricket board and Govt as well.

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Hari

Dec 19, 2018 08:18pm

It is true PCB lost revenue because of not playing with India, sports with Pakistan subject to peace in India, sports and other activities don't go together. Better to pay fine ASAP, if don't respect or delay ICC orders , PCB may be face some more troubles.

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Alien1

Dec 19, 2018 08:30pm

There was one pakistani channel which was discussing how they should be spending the 70 million dollars, when the the case was still going on at ICC.

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Imad khan

Dec 19, 2018 08:56pm

Sad. Not good for cricket to corner one of the big 8. West indies cricket is already in doldrums. What message is the icc giving to Pakistan and pakistani cricket lovers? People in pakistan are going away from cricket. This petty behavior from india and icc is hurting cricket in the long run.

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Khalid_Toronto

Dec 19, 2018 09:06pm

Cricket is a gentlemen's game and a memorandum of understanding is a gentlemen's promise. India may have won the case, but their word has no value. Don't trust them.

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Nasir

Dec 19, 2018 09:12pm

So pcb loosing $ 5 millions ($3 m their legal expenses and $2 m to bcci) gain nothing.

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Omar

Dec 19, 2018 09:16pm

Pay when PCB has the money. May be ICC lend the amount to PCB. PCB shouldn't be in a hurry anyways.

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Divakar

Dec 19, 2018 09:40pm

@Zak, :Don't accept till you realise that you have to accept.

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JackJones

Dec 19, 2018 09:40pm

Firstly, Pakistan should not pay anything to BCCI as ICC does not have the power, they should have included this with the original verdict. Secondly, PCB should have Najam Sethi pay for all the legal cost incurred by PCB plus any legal cost they might have to reimburse to BCCI.

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Mohinder Kumar

Dec 19, 2018 09:44pm

Over Smartness of PCB !!

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JackJones

Dec 19, 2018 09:44pm

@Sandeep, my friend you are missing the point here. The real loser is cricket and all the fans. Pakistan has tried over and over again to bring the Pakistan vs India cricket back but India is afraid to lose. In the end, cricket is lost.

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Lone star

Dec 19, 2018 09:45pm

Clean bowled

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Zaid

Dec 19, 2018 09:46pm

Again another heart breaking news during PTI Government

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dr avijit Singh

Dec 19, 2018 09:46pm

When will PCB learn that it will never have might to take on BCCI due difference in size and revenue n lack of sufficient maturity in international matters!

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Ben Alexander

Dec 19, 2018 09:52pm

awesome....Pakistan,this is not the 20th century India.

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Anuj

Dec 19, 2018 09:53pm

@Babban, really !

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Samrat

Dec 19, 2018 09:54pm

@Babban, yeah sure! Maybe in a parallel universe.

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Samrat

Dec 19, 2018 09:55pm

@M. Emad , well said.

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Leo

Dec 19, 2018 09:55pm

@M. Emad , exactly !

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Leo

Dec 19, 2018 09:55pm

@Pasha, only educated and sane people can get it.

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Samrat

Dec 19, 2018 09:56pm

@Pasha, all educated people get it.

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BAdboy

Dec 19, 2018 09:58pm

@Kashif, you just lost in the Asia cup though

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Gaur

Dec 19, 2018 09:58pm

@Omar, don't worry! The amount that PCB gets from ICC like every other board will be automatically deducted.

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murlidhar nair

Dec 19, 2018 09:58pm

Why blame India or ICC? Why not look in to your own shoes? If legally it is right then it is right. You should have understood the case first before charging. You make mistakes and blame others is not right.

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Leo

Dec 19, 2018 09:58pm

@Omar, then ICC will deduct it from PCB handout.

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Leo

Dec 19, 2018 09:59pm

@Khalid_Toronto, still PCB will keep asking for series.

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Aasma

Dec 19, 2018 09:59pm

@Khalid_Toronto, It was PCB that went back on its "word" to support big three revenue sharing model inexchange of bilateral matches to be played between both nations. That backtracking of word and promise to support big three lead to breaking of Mou conditions. So much for gentlemens game and promises to keep.

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Gaur

Dec 19, 2018 10:00pm

@Khalid_Toronto, right now, you fail to make teams like AUD, ENG, NZ trust your security. Hence you keep playing in UAE.

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Hamed

Dec 19, 2018 10:17pm

Simple answer. Stop playing india in any tournament. Build the game in house.

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Rahul

Dec 19, 2018 10:19pm

@Imad khan, *"People in pakistan are going away from cricket. This petty behavior from india and icc is hurting cricket in the long run"* Don't worry. Afghanistan cricket has come a long way. They will replace Pakistan easily. And they play better than you as well. Much like we saw in the Asia Cup.

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wise1

Dec 19, 2018 10:21pm

@Hafeez, Please do so and you can forget international cricket.

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wise1

Dec 19, 2018 10:31pm

@Pasha, MOU is not an agreement. It is a plan, not a commitment by either party. In fact, if you read the verdict online, PCB sent BCCI the long form of agreement which was never executed. PCB wanted compensation from based BCCI based on a MOU rather than an agreement. Hence the arbitration verdict and its consequences of payment. Zaka Ashraf and Shahryar Khan of PCB were against this case and did not pursue it. Mr. Sethi felt differently and chose to proceed with the case. Rest is history.

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Amarnath

Dec 19, 2018 10:36pm

Such a tragedy

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Cruiser

Dec 19, 2018 10:56pm

@Zak, ya go there..this time.fees will.be hogher

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ajit

Dec 19, 2018 10:57pm

ask najam sethi to pay from pocket . after all it was his bull headed decision to go ahead with compensation claim against the bcci - knowing fully well the indian government's consent was involved in honouring any contracts with Pakistan. it was sheer ego which caused this embarrassment to pcb & Pakistan.

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Gly mendon

Dec 19, 2018 10:59pm

@Zak, ICJ is not there to investigate your fantasy cricket problem . They are there for serious issues.

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Anurag

Dec 19, 2018 11:04pm

Pay up the bill

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riz1

Dec 19, 2018 11:08pm

@Kashif, "its a shame the BCCI cant buy the champions trophy, or next years world cup" If they want, they surely can buy any cup. But the Indians either winning a lot of losing a lot , is not good for the account books. People just get disinterested, you see. So they just play a betting have, sometimes to the extent of losing a final like CT to keep the interest levels up.

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A shah

Dec 19, 2018 11:14pm

Pakistan has tried everyone from UN, ICJ, BCCI, even gone crying from door to door in trying to bring down India, the result is India has to do nothing and come out on top every time.

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Rajput

Dec 19, 2018 11:16pm

As per law the loosing side pays for all the fee, why only 60%. BCCI should file a complaint.

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Nazeer (Kashmir, India)

Dec 19, 2018 11:25pm

@Khalid_Toronto, you need to understand what MoU stands for before hanging out here

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Usman Mehfooz

Dec 19, 2018 11:36pm

Cricket should be banned, this money should be put in Education

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Vikram Sood

Dec 19, 2018 11:42pm

@Zak, ICJ will not admit such a matter!

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Rajput

Dec 19, 2018 11:43pm

@Omar, Court defines the deadline for payment and it doesnt depend on "when you have money", welcome to the world of laws.

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Dr.Katludin

Dec 19, 2018 11:43pm

@Omar, ICC will deduct the amount at source which is suppose to PAY to PCB...

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Hamid shafiq

Dec 19, 2018 11:44pm

Why PCB go to ICC it’s second name Indian cricket council obviously the decision in the favour of Indian board

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Alien

Dec 20, 2018 12:15am

PCB should refuse to pay. It’s not like world is taking up cricket in droves. There are still same number of test playing countries as 3 decades back. Penalising Pakistan Will neither be good for ICC nor cricket as a whole. Game on.

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Aslam

Dec 20, 2018 12:18am

@Zak, Unfortunatly u have signed a contract that u cannot go anywhere for this decision

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Aslam

Dec 20, 2018 12:19am

Just to make pakistanis happy PCB took this decision.Thats what happens when u r illogical

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JackJones

Dec 20, 2018 12:24am

@Khalid_Toronto, Agree 100%. Unfortunately, cricket is lost here. Fans from both countries want to see them play but this is a lost case.

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JackJones

Dec 20, 2018 12:35am

@Indian friend I think the 2017 ICC ODI final loss by 160 runs is still hurting. However, you are missing the point - cricket is the loss here.

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Dec 20, 2018 12:38am

@Zak, there is no appeal, that’s what the Pakistan cricket board signed when taking up the case at the ICC. So did India, they both agreed to accept the outcome as the ICC is the final word.

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Preacher

Dec 20, 2018 12:40am

@Pasha, You guys need to revisit school to understand the differences between MoU and signed agreement.

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Nasir

Dec 20, 2018 12:45am

Great going pcb.

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Prashant

Dec 20, 2018 01:02am

@Pasha, Najam Sethi also didn't get it. That's how PCB reached here

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Kaka

Dec 20, 2018 01:18am

The infamy of being made to pay all of the board's expenses plus 60% of BCCI's legal expenses definitely adds insult to injury for PCB. Actually, strictly from a legal stand point, now holding BCCI itself responsible for part of its legal expense is contradictory to ICC's own previous judgement of not holding BCCI responsible for any purported losses whatsoever . By this subsequent ruling, where it has held BCCI responsible for 40% of its own legal expenses, ICC is implicitly calling BCCI responsible for contributory negligence to the extent of 40%. Going by that line of thinking BCCI should not only be required to pay 40% of the boards expenses, but also 40% of PCB's legal expense as well as 40 % of the purported loss of $70 million claimed by Pakistan. This judgement is binding and non-appeable. Case closed.

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Arc

Dec 20, 2018 01:31am

India is financing 80% cost of ICC. So there was no reason to go to ICC when it comes to dealing with BCCI.

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Dec 20, 2018 01:43am

@Imad khan, India did not file a case, it is Pakistan who took the action and if Pakistan loose it then they have pay the cost, it is simple. Why blame India.

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Maria

Dec 20, 2018 01:48am

PCB should refuse to make a payment just like BCCI refused to compensate PCB

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Dec 20, 2018 01:48am

@Babban, Would Pakistan done same? A Big No. Pakistan would have never done and why you expect India to do, on what grounds?

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Raj

Dec 20, 2018 01:56am

@Zak, good luck.

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Zubair

Dec 20, 2018 02:04am

You can deprive a team of its homeground advantage, matches, experience in major tournaments, funding and development but you can't deprive it of its jazba, talent and destiny ... still enough in Pak cricket's pomp to beat teams with heavily subsidised rockstars and pick up a major world titles. All you have to do is corner the tiger.

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Amit

Dec 20, 2018 02:25am

That's the power of BCCI...

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Sandip

Dec 20, 2018 03:35am

@Ahmed, If you went to any arbitration claiming an MOU to be an agreement, the result would be the same. I had very high opinion of Mr. Sethi. But I guess in this case some lawyers scammed the poor guy with incorrect advice.

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Junaid Mahmood Soofi

Dec 20, 2018 04:30am

@Imad khan, I fail to understand my fellow countrymen. How was BCCI being petty when its PCB that dragged the matter to ICC. With this, there is no likelihood of bilateral ties improving any time soon. PCB should concentrate at bringing PSL and International cricket back home. We can easily be in the top 4 cricketing countries (revenue wise)

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Zak

Dec 20, 2018 04:53am

Indian ‘decision fixing ‘and Corruption has seeped into ICC as well. Now who will trust ICC.

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Visitor

Dec 20, 2018 05:04am

@Omar, if pcb does not pay, icc has ways to recover the money. Do not worry about paying.

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Sabir Pakistani

Dec 20, 2018 05:04am

This is all PCB fault for crying for 3 years to ICC that India not playing with Pakistan. Sethi and the other guy did this. They must pay now

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Meow

Dec 20, 2018 05:22am

If PCB don't pay, international cricket is over for Pakistan

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Hwh

Dec 20, 2018 06:37am

@Zak, good luck as usual.

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Salman

Dec 20, 2018 06:48am

Which is why ICC and cricket is blooming across the globe.

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awan

Dec 20, 2018 07:00am

Ridiculous law... so nobody should file against anyone especially the strong one's.

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Dec 20, 2018 07:09am

@Fastrack, why should Bcci even pay the legal fees. They didnt go to the icc to appeal..

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Kamal Mohd

Dec 20, 2018 07:12am

@Hafeez, That will be good riddance.

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kitkat

Dec 20, 2018 07:31am

@Zak, sorry the order is binding, means can not go to courts again.

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Salvadore

Dec 20, 2018 07:49am

This must hurt big time

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John Cool

Dec 20, 2018 08:05am

@Zak, "We do not accept this order and we will raise this issue in ICJ ,Hague." More legal charges for PCB to pay!!P.S you forgot to mention UN as the favourite quotation of your country's ruling bodies.

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Javed Helali Dhakawala

Dec 20, 2018 08:17am

India is at fault. They can play in the ME. They do play in other non asian venues. Might is right. PK has to become strong in EVERY sphere on its own before it can challenge India in any sector. Just having a few news is NOT enough.

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John Cool

Dec 20, 2018 08:22am

@Candy, "BCCI is rich and powerful enough to buy justice. I feel PCB had merit in thr case" That is indicative of how Pakistan's law functions which translates MOU as legal and binding. If that is the case the whole world is guilty hundred times over if not more.

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Syed Hafeez Imran

Dec 20, 2018 08:23am

@Zak, ICC has no interest or jurisdiction in this matter. The matter is between two organizations and not two governments

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Anil mumbai

Dec 20, 2018 08:33am

Now PCB don't have money to pay for BCCI. They will paid later. PCB will sold one of the cricket ground and later BCCi will get a amount

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Jay

Dec 20, 2018 08:39am

Justice was on the side of BCCI

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Baba ladla

Dec 20, 2018 08:42am

@Alien1, well, problem solved for them!

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Rajdeep

Dec 20, 2018 08:59am

PCB chose to read only the first part of the so called MoU that said India will play that many games with Pakistan. But they kept on refusing to acknowledge the second part that said “ subject to approval of both governments”. Right from day there was no case.

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Zauq

Dec 20, 2018 09:41am

@ijaz, What if they derecognize the PCB instead...would the harbingers of tabdeeli be able to get away by blaming Mr Sethi for that as well?

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THAVASEELAN GOPINATHAN

Dec 20, 2018 10:02am

@Zak, Our ICJ lawyer charges 1 Re per case for us, not yours and if we win the case at ICJ too, it may not be the same 1 Re.

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Khan

Dec 20, 2018 10:20am

@Hafeez, this is true. Not sure why playing cricket and paying fines is more important than investing in public education, health and industry. Just leave ICC.

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Singhla

Dec 20, 2018 10:24am

it was the PCB punch, who missed his punch but gets punch with interest..

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Justicefirst

Dec 20, 2018 10:40am

I support Najam Sethi in pursuing the case legally as it was evident from day one that we will loose the case due to hold on ICC by BCCI.But time does not remain same,one day the same ICC will review the decision and PCB will win the case with all claims and cost.The best thing is that our case was filed in time.We must look for future.

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raj kumar

Dec 20, 2018 10:47am

@Bilal Khan, "Icc is ruled by India Australia and England so what was PCB expecting??? Now that you lost the case legally you have started crying,it is always bettar to check things and then proceed,i dont know why BCCI is lenient,they should ask for full 100 % expenses incurred and not 60 %.

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raj kumar

Dec 20, 2018 10:51am

@Babban, "BCCI should waive the amount" no waiver,BCCI should take the amount and transfer it to Afghanistan cricket board for their development.

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Ratan Tata

Dec 20, 2018 10:53am

How can anyone be 60% wrong? It should be increased to 100%.

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sri1

Dec 20, 2018 11:04am

@Bilal Khan, "Icc is ruled by India Australia and England so what was PCB expecting??" Hmmm, 85% of cricket monies come out from Indian games. And slowly, the same is being reflected in the world out of cricket too. Luckily, "Might is right" is not an Indian concept, otherwise we would have seen a different history till now.

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Anshu

Dec 20, 2018 11:14am

@Pasha, Bec MoU is a memorandum of understanding. It is not a binding contract.

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R Yegya Narayanan

Dec 20, 2018 11:17am

@Khalid_Toronto, There is no point in a game being a gentleman's game. The country that plays it should be gentlemanly .

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shail

Dec 20, 2018 11:25am

@Zak So more money spending for fighting on MOU ?

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Only

Dec 20, 2018 11:39am

Power of TRUTH and FACTS

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Love Pakistan

Dec 20, 2018 11:44am

We can see the demise of cricket in recent years because of this dirty politics. No wonder FIFA has expanded globally because of their friendly policies whereas cricket is being squeezed out.

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harris

Dec 20, 2018 11:56am

We don't know the specifics of the case, so why Pakistanis and Indians are getting so excited with their combined Pakistan bashing... I'm sure there were reasons... Get your confidence back in Pakistan... This is not the first time nor the last time...

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Extinct volcano

Dec 20, 2018 11:57am

People with absolute zero knowledge of the sports are expected to yield good results which obviously is not going to happen, Najam sethi had no idea how to run the cricketing matters and he was bent upon to sue BCCI for not playing bilateral series with Pakistan.

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mkb

Dec 20, 2018 12:32pm

@ijaz, No, they need not to go to any court. They simply banned Pakistan to play any types of cricket in international arena.

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Denny

Dec 20, 2018 12:43pm

@awan, No, it's not. You cannot use any legal platforms based on pure emotions & local political aspirations. It's a lesson to not use any International platform without any hard truth in it.

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Junaid

Dec 20, 2018 12:46pm

@Love Pakistan , Its dismiss of Pakistan cricket, not world cricket. World cricket is flourishing with Afganistan and other new teams taking the lead.

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RAVEENDRA NATH

Dec 20, 2018 01:39pm

@Fastrack, Pakistan took a gamble and made BCCI to defend its case incurring heavy costs, as such why should BCCI incur 40%? ICC is being kind and benign towards PCB, but they do not appreciate it, instead levelling biased allegations against not only ICC, but against countries like Australia and England also.

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Joe

Dec 20, 2018 01:42pm

@Maria , PCB should refuse to make a payment just like BCCI refused to compensate PCB" Please try that out .Then for sure even UAE will remain home ground.

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Neshi

Dec 20, 2018 02:43pm

It is unfair for BCCI. It should have got 100% of the cost as it was an imposed case on it without any merits.

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mady

Dec 20, 2018 03:04pm

This goes well with the Pakistani narrative of being perennial victim of the imperialist world. So it was good investment.

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Ram N

Dec 20, 2018 03:09pm

This is reflective of a global issue. Pakistan can try and say things about others to please the people of pakistan. It doesnt work.

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Shahidam

Dec 20, 2018 03:23pm

@SKS, Your 'if' did not digest impossibility implied in the question: 'ever realized the world around you?'

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Indian

Dec 20, 2018 03:35pm

@Zak, This is non appealable, kindly read the judgement.

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Swetha

Dec 20, 2018 04:07pm

@Javed Helali Dhakawala, Pak can challenge ind in any sector? I will help you out of your ignorance with statistics from UNDP report. Economy- Pakistan (350 bn$ after PKR devaluation 320bn$), India(2.97 tr$ is 5th largest economy), Human development index - Multidimensional poverty Pk(49%),India(27% in 2015 UNDP report,2018 it's 18%), literacy- Pk(54%), India(74% in 2011 census, 2018 its 86%), Infant mortality rate from UNDP 2013 statistics- PK(86 per 1000 births) India(54 per 1000 births), Gender disparity- PK(157 second worst),India(104),Global innovation index- PK(113),India(60).These are just few.

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Huh

Dec 21, 2018 12:31am

@JackJones, "Firstly, Pakistan should not pay anything to BCCI as ICC does not have the power, they should have included this with the original verdict" Original case was by PAkistan to make India pay $70 million which it lost. Then India filed a case to recover costs of the suit from Pakistan and the verdict was that PCB should pay 60% of India's legal cost and all of the administrative costs of ICC. How could the verdict of the second suit have been included in the verdict of the first suit?

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A shah

Dec 21, 2018 02:32am

All profit from PSL 1 & 2 lost

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Dec 21, 2018 05:24am

@Dr.Salaria,Aamir Ahmad, that isn’t what happens if you unnecessarily sue somebody. You will end up paying legal fees

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Dec 21, 2018 05:31am

@ijaz, just you know, ICC pays Pak money( which comes from BCCI) every year. ICC will deduct 2M and will give rest of the charity money

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s.r.reddy

Dec 21, 2018 05:54am

@Zak, do u know ICC decision is not apealable. pl stop lose talk

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Riaz

Dec 21, 2018 06:47am

@Master, what’s your problem?

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Aman

Dec 21, 2018 06:51am

@Zak, you won't be able to pay the compensation there bud. Why are you wasting tax payers money?

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Aman

Dec 21, 2018 06:55am

@ijaz, how much more tax payers money do you want to waste? Set aside emotions brother,.

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Vishal

Dec 21, 2018 08:22am

Extremely unfair that BCCI has to pay 40% of the fee. They did not want the case. Why should they pay anything?

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Sharma Ji

Dec 21, 2018 10:06am

@Sandeep, its around 2 million

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RAMMOHAN HR

Dec 21, 2018 11:47am

Serves PCB & Pakistan right!!!

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RAMMOHAN HR

Dec 21, 2018 11:47am

@Zak, You will lose there too!!!

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Pervez

Dec 21, 2018 07:07pm

@Babu, unfortunately ZAK posts the first thing that comes to his mind without thinking or understanding the issue

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Atif

Dec 22, 2018 12:36am

@raj kumar, The decision of the court is final in this case as well. BCCI can't do jack about it. The reality is even the court in detailed verdict accepted that the PCB case is strong if we consider the 'wording' of the MOU. The reality is BCCI influence has played a role in this case otherwise Pakistan did have a strong case. Don't worry one day Justice will be served and BCCI and india will pay for the arrogance

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ankit

Dec 22, 2018 07:48am

Another self goal in a the long line of self goals by Pakistan. Its a long legacy, and looking at they way even the current Pakistani government leaders speak, there are more to come surely. And by antagonizing the BCCI, you have now vitiated the environment enough to prevent cricket as well. So, well done. Instead of understanding the genuine political issues, and using background channels to solve issues, this chest thumping by Pakistan has cost it dearly in virtually every sphere, but nobody's the wiser.

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Komal s

Dec 22, 2018 09:58am

Not fair, why only 60%,!

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Deepak

Dec 22, 2018 01:10pm

@Ahmed, Man this is legal thing. PCB sued BCCI ... Now BCCI sued PCB.. what is wrong. U wanted money... BCCI is also doing the same.

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Dec 22, 2018 02:12pm

@Atif, please Google MoU and understand what it means.

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hemant

Dec 22, 2018 02:36pm

60% of U$ 70m translates to how much of Pak if payable

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