Pakistan might lose USD 3 million if it skips Asia Cup: PCB chief Najam Sethi

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has talked about that it stands to lose spherical USD 3 million in revenues from the match if the nation refuses to play inside the Asia Cup this 12 months.

Sethi talked about that Pakistan was ready to bear this lack of earnings as a result of it was “a matter of principle” as far as the web internet hosting rights of the Asia Cup are concerned.

“We have made it very clear that unless the Asia Cup is held on a hybrid model like we have proposed, that is India playing its matches at an offshore venue and Pakistan hosting the remaining games at home we will not accept any other schedule and neither play,” he talked about.

Pakistan is due to host the Asia Cup in September nevertheless uncertainty surrounds the venue of the match as India has made it clear it might’t play in Pakistan.

Sethi has proposed a “hybrid model” to host the Asia Cup the place India will play its matches at an offshore venue.

“We will not lose our hosting rights,” he added.

“Security is no excuse for them now and we have told them if their government is not giving them clearance to play in Pakistan show us some written proof of this,” Sethi talked about.

“When all other teams including Australia, England, New Zealand are playing in Pakistan without any issues there should be no security concerns for India to tour Pakistan.” The PCB chairman talked about 80 % of the revenues earned by the Asian Cricket Council acquired right here from Pakistan and India matches.

To a question he conceded that if the ACC accepts the hybrid model for the match it might have a bearing on the ICC World Cup as successfully.
Asked a number of doable refusal by Pakistan to play inside the World Cup, Sethi talked about relations with ICC had been completely totally different and in such a state of affairs the relations may probably be affected negatively.