MUMBAI: The formation of a disputes resolution committee (DRC) to resolve the issue of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seeking $70 million as compensation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has begun.
Annabel Pennefather, an independent lawyer in the ICC DRC, has been nominated by BCCI as its representative, according to a report in The Hindu.
The PCB wants the BCCI to pay around $70 million for not playing home bilateral series as per the MoU signed between the two boards. The PCB’s contention is that the MoU was signed in 2014 to play six bilateral series, which has not been done. According to the PCB, India has no problem with playing aganst the Pakistani team in ICC events buts avoids playing the bilateral series.
Pennefather, who was appointed by the ICC in October 2017, is one of five independent lawyers appointed for their “significant experience in international arbitration and sports disputes, one from each of the five ICC regions (Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and East Asia Pacific).”
The ICC appointment is the Singaporean’s fourth position in a world sport body. She has been associated with the International Hockey Federation’s judicial commission, the Badminton World Federation’s external judicial expert group, and also serves on the International Association of Athletics Federations’ disciplinary tribunal.
