KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday sent a legal notice to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to set up a dispute resolution committee for adjudicating the matter of the BCCI’s failure to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two boards in 2014.
Following the notice to the ICC, a three-member dispute panel headed by Michael Beloff, chairman of disputes resolution committee, and two members to be nominated by claimant (PCB) and defendant (BCCI), will adjudicate on the matter, Geo News reports.
According to the Pakistani news channel, the dispute resolution matter will be governed by British law.
The PCB is claiming up to $70 million in damages from the BCCI for missed series in 2014 and 2015.
In 2014, the PCB and BCCI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), according to which the two arch rivals were to play six bilateral series between 2015-2023, four of which were going to be Pakistan’s home series.
The BCCI, however, has repeatedly snubbed PCB’s request for resumption of cricket ties, with the MoU commitment remaining subjected to clearance from the Indian government.
Earlier this year, the PCB sent a legal notice to its Indian counterpart for failing to honour the MoU and said it would initiate legal action against the BCCI for not fulfilling its promise.
Despite not playing a full-fledged bilateral series against Pakistan since the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, the traditional rivals have played each other a number of times in the ICC events, with the most recent coming at the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup. Although, Pakistan toured India for a short series in December 2012.
