Summary Indian Cricket Board also refused to comment when asked about Indo-Pak series.
MELBOURNE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board’s claim of being granted ‘Big Four’ status by International Cricket Council (ICC) could not be confirmed as of Thursday night. The matter of India-Pakistan cricket series also appears to be halted, Dunya News reported.
Earlier, PCB announced through a press release that the ICC has agreed to grant fourth rank to Pakistan after the ‘Big Three.’
Pakistan has made extraordinarily significant gains at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) annual meeting at Melbourne on Thursday, the PCB stated in a press release.
“Of the three major concessions that PCB Chairman Mr. Najam Sethi was able to secure to Pakistan’s great advantage are: After N. Srinivasan’s election as the first ICC Chairman in a landslide, India has officially turned the MOUs signed earlier this year with regard to six rubbers between the two nations, four of these to be hosted by the PCB in the UAE or Pakistan with mutual consent, into binding agreements straightaway. The six tours are now part of the Future Tours Programme and are to be played from 2015 to 2023,” the PCB said.
However, when Indian Cricket Board was contacted to confirm the MoUs, they refused to comment on the matter, virtually hinting of lack of any breakthrough.
The ICC has also confirmed that Pakistan will get the position of the global body’s President for two years with effect from June 2015.
“The PCB had organized itself and planned to get maximum advantage for Pakistan cricket from an extremely precarious position. We have accomplished all our objectives." PCB chief Najam Sethi said while speaking in Melbourne.
