Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesman Nadeem Sarwar told AFP the first priority was to revive cricket with India and money had not been a consideration.
India announced on Monday they will host Pakistan for a short series of three one-day internationals and two Twenty20s in December-January, ending a five-year deadlock sparked by the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.
"Pakistan's first priority was to revive ties with India and PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf was focused on that. We wanted to take a start and for that we were negotiating since October last year," said Sarwar.
Tour revenues normally go to the host nation, but reports in Indian media suggested Pakistan wanted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to split the money.
Television rights alone for an India-Pakistan series are estimated to be worth $25 million but the figure could be much higher given India's vast TV audiences.
"Such reports about the proposal of revenue sharing for India-Pakistan series have no relevance and do not express the views of the PCB. The revenue sharing thing never came under discussion," Sarwar said.
In talks about reviving the matches last year, the then-PCB chairman Ijaz Butt demanded a 50-50 share of revenue, which India refused.
The BCCI said Tuesday they were hopeful of getting the necessary clearance for the series from New Delhi.
Although India and Pakistan have met in events like the World Cup and Asia Cup, their last bilateral series was in 2007, when the Pakistani team visited India.
Cricketing ties between the arch-rivals were suspended after the Mumbai attacks.
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Yes, the issue is not money.
The purpose of this series is to tell the Indian public, "Please don't keep talking about 26/11 and let us move on as if nothing has happened between us."
That is why, the whole of Pakistan wants desperately this series to go ahead. To tell Indians to forget 26/11. If this happens it will be a sort of moral victory for them !!
even without the special "revenue sharing" pakistan will still make more money then it has made in the entire year. its a win win for everyone .
Does PCB have any choice? This is called getting to knees and asking for assistance..
The revenue should be divided in the ratio of viewership in both the countries. All the revenues from Advertisements & Sponsors should go to the host team in any match between any teams.