Pakistan should not play its home series in India: Sethi

Sethi's remarks come in response to reports that BCCI proposed series should be played in India instead

Pakistan Cricket Board Executive Committee chairman Najam Sethi advised Pakistan on Friday not play a bilateral series in India.

“My recommendation will be to refuse any proposal of playing a bilateral series in India” Sethi said, while addressing the media in Lahore.

“We went to India to play a series in 2007 and in 2012. On both occasions, we did not earn a single penny out of the series,” he said.



Sethi’s statement came a day after media reports suggested that the BCCI is not ready to visit the UAE for the series and instead it has proposed that Pakistan should visit India for a short series on a 50-50 revenue sharing basis.

The BCCI made it clear on Wednesday that it was not in favour of either playing the December series in Pakistan or UAE but it could be held in India.

Further, the PCB executive committee chairman demanded an answer to the letter the PCB had written to the BCCI regarding the December series.

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The chairman of the executive board also hoped that India would respect the MOU they have signed with Pakistan. “We want a clear answer. This is our home series, and it should be played in UAE if not in Pakistan. We want them to honour the signed MOU," Sethi said.

Umar Akmal’s inclusion in team

Regarding Umar Akmal’s inclusion in the team, Sethi said the middle-order batsman will be allowed to play if proven innocent.

“An inquiry is underway and if Umar Akmal is innocent, he will be included in the team," Sethi said.



Akmal was dropped out of the squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against England on disciplinary grounds. The contract of the middle-order batsmen was also suspended after he was allegedly involved in an incident involving mistreatment of women while playing a first-class game in Hyderabad last week.