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India Today
21-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
With Asia Cup uncertain, Pakistan Cricket Board's revenue could take massive hit
With the future of this year's Asia Cup T20 tournament mired in uncertainty, the Pakistan Cricket Board is bracing for a severe hit to its Pakistan Cricket Board is expecting to earn an estimated 8.8 billion rupees this year from its share of the revenue from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).According to details coming from a reliable Board source, the PCB has outlined an amount of USD 25.9 million (approximately 7.7 billion rupees) during this fiscal year as its share from the The Board is hoping to earn another 1.16 billion rupees from the Asia Cup and 7.77 million rupees through other international cricket events."The revenues from these two major sources (ICC and Asia Cup) is very important for the financial health of Pakistan cricket," one well-informed insider said the uncertainty over the schedule and venue for the Asia Cup has increased as PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi did not travel to Singapore for the ICC meetings last who is also the federal interior minister, instead took part in the AGM to the insider, PCB CEO Sumair Ahmed, who had gone for the ICC meeting, "didn't get positive responses" from either the BCCI or the boards of Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan over attending the ACC meeting called on July 24 in Dhaka to finalise the Asia Cup arrangements."The PCB met with plenty of resistance to the ACC scheduling the meeting in Dhaka. India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Oman and few other associate member boards were adamant about not travelling to Dhaka," one insider said the discussions on the sidelines of the ICC meeting don't augur well for the Asia Cup being held on schedule in September as the BCCI is not willing to send its representative to ACC is currently headed by India was scheduled to host the Asia Cup in September but due to the existing stand-off with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, the chances of the regional event being moved to UAE are was also sent to Dubai earlier this year to attend the Champions Trophy final ceremony but due to some "miscommunication", he was not a part of the officials who were on stage for the in the expected revenue given in the budget for the fiscal year, the PCB has included 2.5 billion rupees as the estimated revenue from the next edition of the Pakistan Super PCB's total budget for the fiscal year is around 18.8 billion rupees.- EndsMust Watch
News18
19-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
West Indies wont tinker with schedule of white-ball series against Pakistan
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Karachi, Jul 19 (PTI) The West Indies Cricket Board has refused Pakistan Cricket Board's proposal to change the schedule or format for the upcoming bilateral ODI series in the Caribbean. Pakistan are scheduled to travel to the West Indies next month for a white-ball tour that includes three ODIs and as many T20Is. The T20Is are scheduled for August 1, 3 and 4 while the ODIs will be played on August 8, 10 and 12. A well-informed PCB source said that the West Indies board officials conveyed to the PCB CEO Sumair Ahmed on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Singapore that they would not replace the ODI series with T20 matches. Pakistan had requested the West Indies board to drop the three ODIs and extend the T20I series to five or six matches. 'The West Indies board officials told the PCB clearly in Singapore there would be no changes to the itinerary or format for the series and it was up to the PCB to decide if they wanted to tour or not," the PCB source disclosed. 'The West Indies board officials were firm; they had already started ticket sales for the T20 matches in Florida and the ODis in Trinidad." The source said it was now up to the PCB to make the next call as they are yet to announce the touring squad for the WI tour. PTI Corr AT AT First Published: July 19, 2025, 20:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Mint
08-07-2025
- Business
- Mint
PCB confident it can convince CWI to play more T20Is instead of ODIs
Lahore, Jul 8 (PTI) Pakistan Cricket Board is confident that it can still convince Cricket West Indies (CWI) to scrap the three-match ODI series and instead play more T20Is in July-August this year. PCB CEO Sumair Ahmed said on Tuesday that talks with the West Indies board are in the final stages and a decision is expected in the next couple of days. "As you know, we have the T20 World Cup coming up early next year, so our aim is to give the team as much T20 exposure as possible," Sumair told a press conference here. Interestingly, even as the PCB officials engage with the West Indies board, the hosts have already begun sale of tickets for the originally-scheduled three T20Is and as many ODIs. Pakistan is scheduled to play the T20s in Lauderhill, Florida and the ODIs in Trinidad. The West Indies board has offered a special scheme to sell tickets, including a "buy one, get one free" deal. The single-ticket prices have been reduced by 50 per cent. For the ODIs, ticket prices range between USD 8 to 175. But Sumair insisted the talks are still ongoing. "For us, the preparations for the next T20 World Cup are a priority and that is why we lined up only T20Is against Bangladesh, and are also asking the West Indies board to increase the T20 matches and drop the ODIs,: he added. "You'll hear more about this in the next 1-2 days," he added. Sumair also mentioned that the squad for the West Indies tour will be announced once the match formats are finalised. If the ODIs remain in place, the board might name separate squads for the two formats. The PCB is also trying to line up a T20I tri-series in the UAE with Afghanistan and the UAE, although it is Afghanistan which is due to play in Pakistan in August.
