http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128 wants resumption of Indo-Pak cricket ties
The chairman of the PCB, Ijaz Butt expressed his desire for the resumption of cricket between the neighbouring countries, Pakistan and India. He said that talks of the continuation of bilateral cricket ties with India depended
upon the governments of both the countries. After returning from a meeting of the Asian Cricket Council in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 once again.
"The good thing is that both boards are willing to have bilateral matches but obviously both of us have to wait till clearance comes from the government level," Mr Butt exclaimed.
The two countries have not played any matches against each other for the last three years after India last visited Pakistan back in 2007. India was scheduled to play a Test series in Pakistan in the 2009, however they cancelled
their tour in the wake of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 was involved.
Contests between arch rivals India and Pakistan attract a lot of revenue for the PCB since the contest is watched by millions of fans all over the globe. The PCB has time and again pushed for the resumption of bilateral ties as
they have been losing considerable revenue from the matches they could have played against the neighbouring Indians.
Ijaz Butt also expressed his hope that International cricket would return soon to Pakistan. The ICC task force for Pakistan headed by ECB chairman, Giles http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 has hinted that an ICC World XI could tour Pakistan sometime next
year. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 cricket board have also expressed their desire to play in Pakistan. Zimbabwe was scheduled to play a series in Pakistan in January, however owing to the busy schedule of the players for the World Cup, the tour
was postponed to a later date.
Ijaz Butt also went on to reject claims that the relationship between the PCB and the Bangladesh Cricket board were strained.
"We are expecting international cricket to return to Pakistan soon and we have been holding talks with the ICC and boards in this connection which I can't disclose now. We have cordial relations with the Bangladesh board and I
have just returned from there and held fruitful talks with their cricket officials,” Ijaz Butt said.
When asked about the ACC’s decision on awarding the 2012 Asia Cup to Bangladesh, Butt said that facilities in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/China-c40996 were still not good enough for International cricket. On the contrary, Pakistan’s ambassador to China for cricket,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580, stated that China could prove to be a perfect neutral venue for cricket. He also said that playing cricket tournaments in China will eventually help develop and promote cricket in the country.
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