Pakistan set to exact revenge on India by pushing for removal of âBig Threeâ
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PCB chief Shaharyar Khan has revealed that they will be supporting the elimination of the âBig Threeâ revenue system in the ICCâs board meeting. The PCB, who had earlier supported the âBig Threeâ, has decided to turn their back on the BCCI because they refused to play Pakistan in bilateral series.
At the ICCâs two-day board meeting in Dubai this weekend, Pakistan will voice their support in favour of the removal of the âBig Threeâ governance and revenue system, which had allowed India, England, and Australia to gain the majority of the revenue generated by the world governing body.
âWe want the Big Three governance system and revenue distribution formula abolished and we see no constitutional problems for the ICC to do this,â Shahryar told the media before leaving for Dubai, reported PTI.
The PCB had earlier supported the âBig Threeâ system themselves in 2014 because the BCCI had signed a MoU with them to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. However, with the BCCI refusing to fulfil their obligation due to political tension between the two nations, the Pakistan Cricket Board has now decided to withdraw their support for the âBig Threeâ.
When India has not fulfilled its obligations under the MoU, we see no reason to continue our previous policy.
Shahryar Khan
âThat was our reason and condition for supporting the Big Three but when India has not fulfilled its obligations under the MoU, we see no reason to continue our previous policy,â he pointed out.
Shahryar went on to add that Pakistan will be pushing for equal share for all the member nations. He said, âUnder the current formula we will end up with just around 98 million dollars while India stands to get around 500 million. We donât see this as a system based on equality.â
However, with the BCCI undergoing a lot of administrative changes courtesy of the Supreme Court, PCB are hopeful about a change of heart in the Indian board about the proposed bilateral ties.
âThe ICC meetings will give us a chance to sit down with the new office bearers of the Indian cricket board and see what they have in mind specifically in relation to bilateral series with us,â he added.
Shahryar has also insisted that they will not support the notion of Test match being reduced to being a four-day affair. âFive-day matches are the spirit of Test cricket and what happens if it rains in a four-day Test. I donât think we need to try to change things with Test matches,â he said before signing off.
