Sethi says Pakistan should not play its home series in India

Reiterating that it turned into time the Board of manipulate for Cricket in India (BCCI) honoured the settlement signed among the two international locations closing 12 months, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi on Friday rejected the idea of staging Pakistan’s ‘home series’ inside the rival neighbouring.

“We visited India in 2007 and 2012 and we did not get a unmarried penny for it. It’s now time for the BCCI to reciprocate and honour its commitment of playing a bilateral series in UAE,” Sethi informed reporters in Lahore.

On Tuesday, BCCI leader Shashank Manohar proposed a restrained-over series with Pakistan, comprising 5 one-day and  T20 internationals, but sincerely said that the Indian group might now not be touring to Pakistan or UAE for the fits.

“we're committed to gambling Pakistan in December. However, since it’s no longer viable to play them in Pakistan or the UAE, we have to have a look at playing the series in Northern India in December,” Manohar stated.

Sethi stated he might propose the board not to heed to the BCCI’s ‘unreasonable call for’.

“If we get a proper idea suggesting that the series be performed in India, i might categorically reject it and advocate the board of governors to not be given one of these offers,” Sethi, who was the chairman of the PCB whilst an agreement on bilateral collection changed into signed among Pakistan and India, said.

India and Pakistan signed an settlement to play a complete of six series – 4 hosted with the aid of Pakistan and the alternative two with the aid of India – on the sidelines of an worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) annual convention in Melbourne last 12 months. According to the deal the primary series of turned into scheduled to be hosted through Pakistan in UAE this December but possibilities appearance bleak after political tensions among the two countries.

Sethi had then claimed that Pakistan could earn $450 million within the next 8 years, specifically from web hosting 4 series to be played with arch-opponents India.

“consistent with our deal, the collection changed into presupposed to be played in UAE. Why should we play in India? Pakistan ought to now not make the equal mistake for the 0.33 time,” Sethi said even as clarifying that his declaration changed into a ‘private opinion’.