The Pakistan Cricket Board on W🌺ednesday demanded compensation from the Asian Cricket Council for the loss of gate money it has suffered due to Asia Cup matches being held in Sri Lanka.
✃Although the PCB has not issued any ofওficial statement on the matter, some media outlets here have reported that the board’s chairman Zaka Ashraf has sent a formal letter to the ACC president Jay Shah, demanding compensation.
Ashraf has expressed his disappoi🦹ntment over the way the schedꦯuling of the matches in Sri Lanka has been handled by the ACC.
Without takinౠg any names, the PCB chief has also aꦓsked who was responsible for last-minute decisions to shift venues without taking the other ACC board members into confidence.
Ashraf’s letter also mentions a meeting between some ACC members including those from Sri Lanka and Pakistan after the contest bet🐻ween India and Nepal.
“In the meeting, it was agreed that since the forecast is that Hambantota wouꦕld remain dry the matches in Colombo should be moved there,” Ashraf has written.
As per the letter, it was decided on September 5 by both the host countries and the ACC that matches should be moved to Hambantota, following which Sri Lanka’s head curator was dispatched t🤪o prepare the pitches.
The letter also mentions that even the broadcast cre🀅w h🅺ad started making arrangements to move to Hambantota.
The letter says that the ACC sent an email to the PCB confir🌺ming it, which would be sending a press release to annou🍷nce the shift in venue.
Ashraf expressed surprise that after a while, the PCB was told to not consider the email, but later it was announce💝d that the matches would be held as per the ori♛ginal schedule in Kandy and Colombo.
He has also express꧂ed displeasure on the way the hosts Pakistan have been ignored while key decisions on the tournament and venues were taken.
