PCB will be compensated for cancelled tours, says BCB president

Nazmul Hassan agrees Pakistan board will be paid between $100,00 to $300,000

KARACHI: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said on Friday that the board will pay Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) around $100,000 to $300,000 for postponing two tours to Pakistan in 2012, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Nazmul Hasssan, addressing the press conference from his residence, said that BCB wants to end the matter by paying Pakistan their due.

"We have no more conditions with them [PCB]," said Hassan.

"They first demanded 50% revenue and then said this is their home series. I told them this is our home series. They kept repeating that we [Bangladesh] didn't tour Pakistan. I replied that I don't like listening to this in every meeting.

"ICC has a rule for teams that don't tour a country after agreeing to it. I asked them to let us know how much we are supposed to pay for that tour. It could be between $100,000 to $300,000. Whether they use it for plane fare or not, is their concern. We will make the one-time payment for missing that tour."

In January, the PCB demanded 50% share of the revenue generated by the series hosted by Bangladesh. BCB firstly said it was an unrealistic demand and later agreed to pay the tour costs for Pakistani players.

The CEO of BCB, Nizamuddin Chowdhury cleared that the amount payable to Pakistan will be decided in the next few days.

"We had few outstanding issues with Pakistan during the last FTP cycle,' Chowdhury told the Dhaka-based New Age.

"Based on that, we agreed to pay the compensation and the amount will be decided in a day or two. The upcoming series will be our home series and standard practice will be maintained for it."