Kaneria’s appearance at cricket event violates ban

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is likely to face some questions from the ICC after one of its senior officials was spotted at a private match in Houston, USA where banned Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria also played.

A friendship series of T20 matches in Houston was held from April 11 to 13 in which several Pakistan Test players took part.

The surprise was the appearance of Kaneria in the matches and the presence of Badar Rafai, the Marketing Director of the PCB, at these matches.

Kaneria, who has appealed in the London High Court against the life ban imposed on him by the England and Wales Cricket Board for alleged spot-fixing, was invited for the match although he is not allowed to take part in any cricket activity under the terms of his life ban.

‘Pakistan’s contribution to cricket can’t be ignored’

Pakistan is not the part of ICC’s revamped structure but its contribution in the game at the international level is enormous, according to Arif Abbasi, the former PCB chief executive.

“I am not sure whether there was any real offer [for Pakistan] to join hands with India, Australia and England and to make it a ‘Big Four’, but the fact is our country’s contribution to cricket can’t be ignored,” he said over telephone from Karachi.

“Don’t forget it was Pakistan which won the 1987 World Cup bid and not the Indian cricket board. Only at the insistence of NKP Salve, the BCCI chief then, India could become the co-host”, he informs.

India-Pakistan Test series to be held in 2015

Pakistan's conditional support for the ICC revamp hinges on the promise of six series against India, including a 'home' series in the Middle East as part of an upcoming, reworked eight-year FTP cycle from 2015 to 2023.

The change in the PCB's stance has taken place on the condition that Pakistan would be involved in bilateral series against all Full Members, including India. If Indo-Pak series are officially slotted into the eight-year FTP, it could also involve a 'home' series for Pakistan against India in the United Arab Emirates.

The PCB is now waiting for a final confirmation from the BCCI following its Working Committee meeting, which the PCB have been informed, is expected to take place in the next 15 days. It will then enable the PCB to work out a long-term broadcasting deal with regular India series at its centre.

The PCB's opposition to the ICC's original position paper that recommended a remodeling of the ICC's administrative structure and its revenue distribution rested on the argument that it was against the principle of "equality." However, following certain changes in the resolutions, as well as the possibility of playing India frequently led PCB to support the governance, finance and FTP changes in the ICC, which was driven entirely by the BCCI, ECB and Cricket Australia.

ESPNcricinfo understands that all the nine member boards have confirmed their earlier commitments with PCB until 2020 and are chalking out a fresh plan for the period from 2020 to 2023.

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Date and Time	Match
Sun Mar 16 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 1st Match, Qualifying Group A - Bangladesh v Afghanistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sun Mar 16 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 2nd Match, Qualifying Group A - Hong Kong v Nepal Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Mon Mar 17 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 3rd Match, Qualifying Group B - Ireland v Zimbabwe Sylhet Stadium Mon Mar 17 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 4th Match, Qualifying Group B - Netherlands v United Arab Emirates Sylhet Stadium Tue Mar 18 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 5th Match, Qualifying Group A - Afghanistan v Hong Kong Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Tue Mar 18 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 6th Match, Qualifying Group A - Bangladesh v Nepal Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Wed Mar 19 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 7th Match, Qualifying Group B - Netherlands v Zimbabwe Sylhet Stadium Wed Mar 19 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 8th Match, Qualifying Group B - Ireland v United Arab Emirates Sylhet Stadium Thu Mar 20 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 9th Match, Qualifying Group A - Afghanistan v Nepal Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Thu Mar 20 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 10th Match, Qualifying Group A - Bangladesh v Hong Kong Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Fri Mar 21 (20 ovs)            05:30 GMT | 11:30 local 10:30 PKT 11th Match, Qualifying Group B - Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates Sylhet Stadium Fri Mar 21 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 12th Match, Qualifying Group B - Ireland v Netherlands Sylhet Stadium Fri Mar 21 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 13th Match, Group 2 - India v Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sat Mar 22 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 14th Match, Group 1 - South Africa v Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Sat Mar 22 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 15th Match, Group 1 - England v New Zealand Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Sun Mar 23 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 16th Match, Group 2 - Australia v Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sun Mar 23 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 17th Match, Group 2 - India v West Indies Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Mon Mar 24 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 18th Match, Group 1 - New Zealand v South Africa Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Mon Mar 24 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 19th Match, Group 1 - Sri Lanka v TBC (Qualifier B1) Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Tue Mar 25 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 20th Match, Group 2 - West Indies v TBC (Qualifier A1) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Thu Mar 27 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 21st Match, Group 1 - South Africa v TBC (Qualifier B1) Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Thu Mar 27 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 22nd Match, Group 1 - England v Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Fri Mar 28 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 23rd Match, Group 2 - Australia v West Indies Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Fri Mar 28 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 24th Match, Group 2 - India v TBC (Qualifier A1) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sat Mar 29 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 25th Match, Group 1 - New Zealand v TBC (Qualifier B1) Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Sat Mar 29 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 26th Match, Group 1 - England v South Africa Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Sun Mar 30 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 27th Match, Group 2 - Pakistan v TBC (Qualifier A1) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sun Mar 30 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 28th Match, Group 2 - Australia v India Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Mon Mar 31 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 29th Match, Group 1 - England v TBC (Qualifier B1) Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Mon Mar 31 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 30th Match, Group 1 - New Zealand v Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Tue Apr 1 (20 ovs)            09:30 GMT | 15:30 local 14:30 PKT 31st Match, Group 2 - Australia v TBC (Qualifier A1) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Tue Apr 1 (20 ovs)            13:30 GMT | 19:30 local 18:30 PKT 32nd Match, Group 2 - Pakistan v West Indies Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Thu Apr 3 (20 ovs)            13:00 GMT | 19:00 local 18:00 PKT 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Fri Apr 4 (20 ovs)            13:00 GMT | 19:00 local 18:00 PKT 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 1) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sun Apr 6 (20 ovs)            13:00 GMT | 19:00 local 18:00 PKT Final - TBC v TBC (Reserve Day 7th April) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur