Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan admitted on Saturday that the proposed series with India was meant to be a 'reward' for Pakistan's approval of the 'Big Three' and called upon his counterpart in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to honour its commitment.
A two Tests, five one-day and one Twenty20 match series in United Arab Emirates is clouded in uncertainty with relations between Pakistan and India under strain.
“Yes, it’s true that we signed the ‘Big Three’ agreement after the BCCI promised it would renew cricketing ties with Pakistan and the two boards signed MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) in this regard,” Khan told reporters.
“But I will not say I feel betrayed by India because the series is still not lost. I would call upon the BCCI to honour its commitment.”
Khan, wrote a letter to the BCCI secretary on Wednesday, pressing him for an update on a proposed series but the fate of the matches remains uncertain.
Last year, under Najam Sethi, the PCB and BCCI had signed a MoU under which they were scheduled to play six series in the 2015-2023 Future Tours Programme, but all were subject to clearance from New Delhi.
The deal was part of an agreement which effectively gave control of international cricket affairs to India, Australia and England, dubbed the 'Big Three'.
The two countries have not played a full series against each other since 2007, though Pakistan toured India for a short series in December 2012.
