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Pakistan Cricket Board wants 70 million dollars compensation from BCCI: report

PCB is expected to file its claim with the ICC's disputes resolution committee in a few days.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will ask US $70 million (around Rs 4.5 billion) as compensation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not playing two "home" bilateral series.

PCB is expected to file its claim with the disputes resolution committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a few days, said an ANI report quoting sources.

In 2014, both boards signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which stated that the two teams will play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023.

India was scheduled to play six series against Pakistan, four of them were going to be Pakistan's home series.

However, India seveared its cricket ties with Pakistan due to political tension and incidents of Pak-sponsered terrorism.   

While the BCCI has repeatedly snubbed Pakistan's request for resumption of ties, the PCB wants the Indian cricket board to honour its commitment under the MoU signed, which is subjected to clearance from the Government of India.

BCCI has rejected the PCB's demand for compensation for not honouring the MoU earlier this year, saying that the MoU was not binding and also raised the issue of security problems in Pakistan.

Despite not playing a full-fledged bilateral series against Pakistan since the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, the arch-rivals have played each other a number of times in the ICC events, with the most recent coming at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan toured India for a short series in December 2012 also.

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