Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan informed that the board will have to compensate Pakistan Cricket Board for postponing two Bangladesh tours to Pakistan in 2012. The BCB boss revealed this while talking to the media at his residence last Friday. The information came as a surprise to many following a three-month stalemate between the BCB and the PCB. The BCB though finally accepted the conditions put forward by the PCB.
Nazmul informed that they are looking to end the tension between the two boards and this can only be done by paying the dues to Pakistan for missing the two tours three years ago. The BCB chief also said the amount could be between $100,000 and $300,000.
“We have no more conditions with them [PCB] after this. They first demanded 50% revenue and then said this is their home series. I told them this is our home series. They kept repeating that we [Bangladesh] didn’t tour Pakistan. I replied that I don’t like listening to this in every meeting,” said Nazmul.
“ICC has a rule for teams that don’t tour a country after agreeing to it. I asked them to let us know how much we are supposed to pay for that tour. It could be between $100,000 to $300,000. Whether they use it for plane fare or not, is their concern. We will make the one-time payment for missing that tour,” Nazmul added.
BCB is yet to set the compensation amount with the PCB. The board’s CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury informed it will be done in the next few days.
“We agreed to pay the compensation and the amount will be decided in a day or two. The upcoming series will be our home series and standard practice will be maintained for it,” said the BCB CEO last Friday.
It all began in January when Pakistan showed reluctance to tour Bangladesh this year. Following discussions, the PCB agreed to tour the country but demanded 50% of the tour revenue in addition to tours by the Under-19 and A teams. The two boards had made claims and counter-claims on whether the tour would be a home series for Pakistan or Bangladesh.
Following the PCB’s demands, the BCB president said the conditions were “not realistic” but later agreed to pay PCB the tour expenses.