Pakistan World Cup row with ICC

[Mullah_Nayak]

Pukes are jealous of the amount of money and the positive publicity generated in India. Nobody in their right mind will want to visit a pus-infested country such as Pakistan. Also hasn't a fatwa been passed that sports is haraam ?

[Desi Cartman]

arey bhai forget Cricket and BCCI ... most of them believe that US is causing talibanisation in pak so the americans can take the nukes away from them .. al though they also shamelessly still welcome muft money from the evil US of A

[Fontaine]

Miandad sounds like he's got small nuts syndrome.

[vvvslaxman]

Miandad has close association with a criminal. He is talking about safety.

[flamy]

160 million cornered tigers living in denial Partition happened for the best

:hmmmm2:

[suraj]

I protest!!! Mods should send a warning to members before cleaning threads- I missed all the fun :((

[Nash]

He knows. He has connection with D company. He knows about next terrist attact on India..

[saikatmaity]

Since Pak claims to be ignorant of the whereabouts of Dawood... India should ask for Miadad. He shall certainly know where Dawood is .. after all he is a "Sambandhi"!

[ritwik]

Since Pak claims to be ignorant of the whereabouts of Dawood... India should ask for Miadad. He shall certainly know where Dawood is .. after all he is a "Sambandhi"!

Zardari would undoubtedly say [with a straight face] that he is not aware whether Miandad is in the country.

[Ramzz]

PCB to meet board chiefs over WC dispute The PCB will sit down with the ICC and World Cup hosts India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, in Dubai on June 3 to try and reach an out-of-court settlement over the 2011 World Cup dispute that saw Pakistan's share of matches taken away over security concerns. Since the decision in April - taken after the terrorist attacks on Sri Lanka in Lahore in March - Pakistan and the ICC have been locked in a legal wrangle; the PCB filed a notice over the decision, calling it discriminatory and illegal and arguing that the correct procedures had not been followed. The meeting is the first indication of any kind that the impasse may be resolved outside of a courtroom. The meeting will be attended by ICC president David Morgan, Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, and top officials from the BCCI, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Sharad Pawar, the former BCCI president and Morgan's chosen successor, will also be part of the meeting. It appears to be the result of Butt's recent trips to Sri Lanka and India, where he met DS de Silva, the SLC chairman, and Pawar to drum up support and discuss Pakistan's case. After the spate of legal action - which included filing a case in a Lahore civil court against the removal of the World Cup secretariat from Lahore to Mumbai and also referring the entire matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sports - relations between the PCB and the ICC, as well as other members, had worsened considerably. Butt's visits were seen also as diplomatic missions to improve communications between PCB and the remaining hosts of the world cup. "I had very detailed discussions with Mr Pawar and the meeting went well," Butt told Cricinfo. "We decided some solution has to be worked out and we will have a discussion in Dubai on June 3. David Morgan, Mr Pawar and the heads of SLC and BCB will all be there as we discuss the situation and work towards a solution." Since the legal notice, the ICC has vigorously refuted Pakistan's claims point by point but also clarified, crucially, that Pakistan's hosting rights to the tournament had not been taken away. For an embattled board, it was a victory of sorts, leaving the option open apparently for a neutral venue to come into play. "We sent them a legal notice and they replied," Butt said. "And they acknowledged that our hosting rights cannot be taken from us. These are contractual commitments that are strong even if we agree that there might be different interpretations there." As the PCB has moved forward with its two-pronged strategy of legal action on one hand and back-channel communication on the other, little has emerged about what Pakistan actually wants from their actions. No country is willing to visit Pakistan after the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team in March in Lahore, a feeling made clear at the ICC meeting in April when the decision was originally made. Speculation suggested Pakistan wanted either financial compensation or a move to 'host' its share of matches at a neutral venue. Butt confirmed that the neutral venues option was in the pipeline but would come up only after the correct process had been followed. This will be top of the agenda at the Dubai meeting. "First our hosting rights cannot be taken away just like that, that we have to clear. There are four full-member countries who are hosts and all signed this one agreement with the IDI. There are terms and conditions in there. "We will, as per the agreement we have all signed, submit a satisfactory security plan to the ICC for games in Pakistan. Should that plan not be satisfactory then we will put forward a proposal for a neutral venue, be that in the Middle East or Kuala Lumpur. That process and procedure is part of the hosting agreement that we all signed." Whether or not the co-hosts are keen on a neutral venue, in particular Dubai and Abu Dhabi, is not clear yet. The ICC has not entirely ruled out the option. "The ICC has never received any proposals from the PCB on alternate venues so we cannot speculate on how the ICC Board would deal with any requests," an ICC spokesperson told Cricinfo recently. According to sources within the BCCI, however, the idea may not be so popular. Butt discussed with Pawar the financial importance of Pakistan hosting matches in Dubai as a cash-strapped board can ill-afford to lose 14 World Cup matches, the sources told Cricinfo. The host for each World Cup match receives US$750,000 from the ICC for the "extra work", 100% of gate receipts and 100% of money raised through hospitality. Pawar, however, conveyed to Butt during their lunchtime meeting on Sunday that the BCCI was not keen on Dubai as a neutral option, and reiterated the Indian and ICC stance that the 2011 World Cup is a subcontinent event, and should stay as one. Osman Samiuddin is Pakistan editor of Cricinfo © Cricinfo Source: http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/405434.html

[vvvslaxman]

Hope they ban PCB and its players for 5 years. Nobody is going to miss them. They can continue playing their IPMIB (International practice matches in backyard)

[Kohum]

What is Sharad Pawar doing here? There's nothing to discuss even.

[ViruRulez]

Wasim Akram blames PCB for losing World Cup

New Delhi: Pace great Wasim Akram feels the PCB goofed up while convincing the ICC about Pakistan's security situation, leading to the shifting of the 2011 World Cup matches from the country. Pakistan - along with India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - was to host 14 matches of the 2011 World Cup. However, the deteriorating security scenario and the March 3 terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore put paid to their hopes and the ICC decided to strip them of the hosting rights. Even though PCB subsequently filed a case in the court to prevent shifting of the World Cup Secretariat out of the country, Akram said the board didn't react when it was required. "The PCB could not handle the issue properly," Akram told reporters on Tuesday. "They should have got into serious discussion with the ICC before the decision (of withdrawing matches from Pakistan) was taken, instead of reacting after it," the former captain said. "They should have sought some time from ICC to see if the security situation improves and it is improving indeed," Akram added.

I have heard the interview on TV news a few hours ago. The best Pakistani player ever has also confirmed it was PCB's mistake. :dance: And the beggars are still begging. :haha:

[Sachinism]

Wasim Akram has been bought out by BCCI, so his opinion doesn't matter

[vvvslaxman]

PCB goofed up another issue - talk about stating the obvious. They are born to goof up.

[DaRealPathan]

wasim called himself an indian so i don't expect him to say anything in favor of pakistan.....his heart is where the money comes from. this dude fixed matches back then.....

[nikred]

wasim called himself an indian so i don't expect him to say anything in favor of pakistan.....his heart is where the money comes from. this dude fixed matches back then.....

Says the guy who has the '92 world cup victory as his avatar.:dontknow:

[DaRealPathan]

Says the guy who has the '92 world cup victory as his avatar.:dontknow:

maybe that was when he was pure and genuine and fighting for his team and not for personal gain. that team was united under a great captain.

[EnterTheVoid]

Wasim has been looking for his brain. Have you seen it ?

[vvvslaxman]

wasim called himself an indian so i don't expect him to say anything in favor of pakistan.....his heart is where the money comes from. this dude fixed matches back then.....

There is nothing there to say in favor of Pakistan. It is like finding a needle in a haystack.