PCB chairman committed to talks with BCCI ahead of ICC tribunal

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"This process has already gone beyond resolving it amicably," Mani said. "It's in the final stages of reaching a conclusion. Both sides have to find a common solution for the future and I'll explore every possibility for the sake of the game. Had I been involved when the dispute happened, every effort would have been made to sort it bilaterally. Unfortunately, we are where we are. We have to still progress, but my doors are always open."

 

"Cricket boards have to work towards playing cricket, they shouldn't get into politics, that's what we're talking with our Indian counterparts," he said. "There's some bridge-building to do, hopefully we will be able to make some ground because the relations haven't been great.

 

"I have already had a very constructive discussion with my colleagues from India who are here. We'll have a lot of common ground going forward. We all understand whatever has happened in the past has happened; we have to move forward. At the end of the day, the game is bigger than any one person; it's bigger than the politicians. It reaches out across global spectrum."

 

"When an India-Pakistan match is played, over a 100 billion people watch the game from all over the world. No one cares about the politics," Mani said. "The main thing is to get the cricket going and this is a main thing in that direction. I am very hopeful the board will work towards it. Am not saying we will get results on day one but we will work towards the common goal. The boards' endeavour should be for cricket, not anything else."

"When politicians talk, we shouldn't get it into it. We should focus on matters concerning the cricket boards. When the Kargil incident happened [in 1999], even then we didn't stop dialogues. We knew cricket was tough, but every effort was made to renew bilateral ties. I strongly believe politics and politicians shouldn't influence cricket."

 

 

 

 

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[UrmiSinhaRay]

I don't think we should play Bilaterals with Terroristan anymore.

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PCb

[sandeep]

I thought this lot liked to claim that we don't play them because we are "scared of losing" to them.  

 

Extradite Lakhvi, Saeed, Masood Azhar.  Exile Dawood.  Stop stirring up **** across the LOC.  No bilateral cricket until then.

[Global.Baba]

Douchebag Manohar might give them what they want. Bring back Mama

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BCCI toying with the idea of playing Pakistan in September 2019 in UAE?

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bcci-toying-with-the-idea-of-playing-pakistan-in-september-2019-in-uae/story-V6B6eG5S8WaizEn5H91wQJ.html

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The diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan have nose-dived further, over the past few days, after foreign minister-level talks were called off by India, citing the killing of three policemen in Jammu & Kashmir and the release of postage stamps “glorifying” militant Burhan Wani. Even in this kind of political climate, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could be contemplating playing a series against Pakistan in September in 2019.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, a senior BCCI official, in the know of ongoing developments between the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the UAE on the sidelines of the 2018 Asia Cup, confirmed the same. “BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been holding talks with PCB officials and he is expected to hold final talks with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators – Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji -- before making the announcement. If he does get the go-ahead from the concerned people, the decision shall be made public around Wednesday,” he said on conditions of anonymity.

Hindustan Times has reached out to the BCCI CEO for a comment on the matter, but he is yet to respond to the message.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, another senior official said that the news of the development comes as a surprise considering the current tense situation between the two countries.

“This piece of news comes as a surprise to me and I am skeptical about it but if it is true I must say that those involved are traitors to the cause. They have been talking about political climate as the reason for not playing Pakistan all this while.”

“Do they realise that the External Affairs Ministry recently came out with a strong statement with regard to overtures from Pakistan? There appears to be more to it than meets the eye in this sudden planning and development,” the BCCI official said.

The BCCI and the PCB has been fighting a legal battle after India decided not to play two bilateral series in November 2014 and December 2015. The PCB is claiming up to $70 million in losses due to the cancellation and the hearing will take place in Dubai with Hon Michael Beloff QC chairing the Dispute Panel. The matter is expected to be heard between October 1 and 3. The ICC also made it clear that decision of the Dispute Panel shall be non-appealable.

Interestingly, PCB chief Ehsan Mani has said that he has had positive talks with the members of the BCCI during the ongoing Asia Cup. “I have already had a very constructive discussion with my colleagues from India who are here. We’ll have a lot of common ground going forward. We all understand whatever has happened in the past has happened; we have to move forward. At the end of the day, the game is bigger than any one person, it’s bigger than the politicians. It reaches out across global spectrum,” he said.

 

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BCCI toying with the idea of playing Pakistan in September 2019 in UAE?

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bcci-toying-with-the-idea-of-playing-pakistan-in-september-2019-in-uae/story-V6B6eG5S8WaizEn5H91wQJ.html

The diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan have nose-dived further, over the past few days, after foreign minister-level talks were called off by India, citing the killing of three policemen in Jammu & Kashmir and the release of postage stamps “glorifying” militant Burhan Wani. Even in this kind of political climate, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could be contemplating playing a series against Pakistan in September in 2019.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, a senior BCCI official, in the know of ongoing developments between the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the UAE on the sidelines of the 2018 Asia Cup, confirmed the same. “BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been holding talks with PCB officials and he is expected to hold final talks with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators – Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji -- before making the announcement. If he does get the go-ahead from the concerned people, the decision shall be made public around Wednesday,” he said on conditions of anonymity.

Hindustan Times has reached out to the BCCI CEO for a comment on the matter, but he is yet to respond to the message.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, another senior official said that the news of the development comes as a surprise considering the current tense situation between the two countries.

“This piece of news comes as a surprise to me and I am skeptical about it but if it is true I must say that those involved are traitors to the cause. They have been talking about political climate as the reason for not playing Pakistan all this while.”

“Do they realise that the External Affairs Ministry recently came out with a strong statement with regard to overtures from Pakistan? There appears to be more to it than meets the eye in this sudden planning and development,” the BCCI official said.

The BCCI and the PCB has been fighting a legal battle after India decided not to play two bilateral series in November 2014 and December 2015. The PCB is claiming up to $70 million in losses due to the cancellation and the hearing will take place in Dubai with Hon Michael Beloff QC chairing the Dispute Panel. The matter is expected to be heard between October 1 and 3. The ICC also made it clear that decision of the Dispute Panel shall be non-appealable.

Interestingly, PCB chief Ehsan Mani has said that he has had positive talks with the members of the BCCI during the ongoing Asia Cup. “I have already had a very constructive discussion with my colleagues from India who are here. We’ll have a lot of common ground going forward. We all understand whatever has happened in the past has happened; we have to move forward. At the end of the day, the game is bigger than any one person, it’s bigger than the politicians. It reaches out across global spectrum,” he said.

 
I sincerely BJP doesn't approve this ****.
Would love to see more series with Afghanistan and Nepal instead.


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About Imran’s tweet, he said: “As far as Imran Khan’s tweet is concerned, India had also given a statement, it was a reaction to that. Cricket boards have to work towards playing cricket, they shouldn’t get into politics, that’s what we’re talking with our Indian counterparts. There’s some bridge building to do, hopefully we will be able to make some ground because the relations haven’t been great.”

“Imran Khan’s statement shouldn’t be looked at in isolation. India too made a personal statement against a few killings in Kashmir. So his response may have been because of that. When politicians talk, we shouldn’t get it into it. We should focus on matters concerning the cricket boards.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-test-series-dubai-2019-5371001/

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About Imran’s tweet, he said: “As far as Imran Khan’s tweet is concerned, India had also given a statement, it was a reaction to that. Cricket boards have to work towards playing cricket, they shouldn’t get into politics, that’s what we’re talking with our Indian counterparts. There’s some bridge building to do, hopefully we will be able to make some ground because the relations haven’t been great.”
“Imran Khan’s statement shouldn’t be looked at in isolation. India too made a personal statement against a few killings in Kashmir. So his response may have been because of that. When politicians talk, we shouldn’t get it into it. We should focus on matters concerning the cricket boards.
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-test-series-dubai-2019-5371001/

Honestly I don't want to see India playing Terroristan given that the way they're treating our soldiers

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Just now, UrmiSinhaRay said:

Honestly I don't want to see India playing Terroristan given that the way they're treating our soldiers

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Exactly, They keep bleeding India but want BCCI to play bilateral so that they can channel some money into Terrorist groups

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Exactly, They keep bleeding India but want BCCI to play bilateral so that they can channel some money into Terrorist groups

The problem is BCCI is now falling into their trap.
My only hope is that BJP will be able to stop it if they want but I doubt too.
#BringBackSriniMama

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51 minutes ago, mishra said:

Exactly, They keep bleeding India but want BCCI to play bilateral so that they can channel some money into Terrorist groups

Seriously don’t understand the bs of sports and politics should not be mixed do these shameless morons understand that lives of a human beings are more important than Cricket.

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Seriously don’t understand the bs of sports and politics should not be mixed do these shameless morons understand that lives of a human beings are more important than Cricket.

Exactly Pakistan is a zaahil loser country in sports anyways.

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[Khota]

Sending Dawood back for a fair trial would be the first step. These things cannot go in isolation. We also want peace with Pakistan but people have to realize that the army is hurting that relationship.