Daily Times

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan unexpectedly left for Sri Lanka on Saturday.

According to some reports, it is very much likely that Shahryar might meet with the officials of the Indian and Bangladeshi cricket boards.

When contacted officials from the PCB, they said that even the executive committee of the PCB was unaware about the chairman’s sudden visit to Sri Lanka.

According to sources, Shahryar Khan will discuss issues pertaining to Pakistan-India cricket with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials. He will also meet with officials from the Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi cricket boards on matters pertaining to the Big Three.

“They further said that the BCCI might offer compensation to Pakistan for not playing a bilateral series, and to avoid litigation,” sources said. “The BCCI also seeks to achieve Pakistan’s support on Big Three.”

The meeting of cricketing boards from Asian countries will be held in Colombo on Sunday.

On March 30, Shahryar Khan announced that the PCB would send a legal notice to BCCI for not honouring its commitment to play a series with Pakistan.

In 2014, both boards had signed an agreement to play a total of six series, four of whom were supposed to be hosted by Pakistan.

According to the deal, the first series was scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in UAE in 2015 but no series has taken place yet due to the political tension between the two countries.

PCB chairman said that the board suffered Rs1 million financial losses for not playing against India.

He said that there was no chance of India-Pakistan series at the moment, adding that the issue will be raised in ICC meeting due to be held next month.