Revenue-Sharing can put the Indo-Pak series in doldrums - Cricket News Update
Indian and Pakistan have to streamline the issue of revenue-sharing before the much-anticipated limited-over series between the two countries will take place later this year.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its desire to the Indian Board to get the share of its revenues which will be generated from the series, scheduled to be played in December and January.
Earlier this week, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in a major step forward towards reviving the bilateral cricketing ties between the two countries, had announced the series and officially invited Pakistan to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
The last bilateral series between the two countries was in 2007, when the Men in Blue played host to the Green Shirts, but the relations soon broke down after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 terrorist attacks.
However, the situation has seen an upturn over the last year after willingness was shown from both sides to improve the sporting ties. Last month, in a key breakthrough, BCCI invited Pakistan to participate in the Champions League T20 Championship in October.
Given the precious financial position of the governing body, following the terrorist attack on the touring Sri Lankan in Lahore, international teams have refused to tour Pakistan. The board was further hit economically after losing World Cup hosting rights.
The upcoming series is expected to provide them with some financial boost but given the uncertain revenue sharing scenario; the series may not pan out as fruitful as initially anticipated.
"The situation is that if the BCCI does not agree to a revenue sharing formula we end up losers and gain nothing financially from this series," the PCB official said.
"As things stand they say they will send their team to Pakistan when the security situation improves and that means no set deadline. They have also said they don't want to play us any neutral venues," the official noted.
PCB Chairman Chaudhry Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
"It is a positive thing they have invited us but unless there is some revenue sharing formula agreed upon we gain nothing from the series, we need to gain something financially from the series," he concluded.
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