'In a way, India running Pakistan cricket. Tomorrow if they stop funding, we can collapse': PCB chief Ramiz Raja
Terming the International Cricket Council (ICC) a 'politicised body divided between Asia and West,' Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja said 90% of cricket's parent body's revenues are dependent on India and if they decide to stop funding, then it can be curtains for Pakistan cricket.
Appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial affairs on Thursday in Islamabad, Ramiz revealed 50% of PCB's budget comes from ICC funding and added it was time for the PCB to reduce that dependence by starting to tap the local market.
"The ICC is a politicised body divided between the Asian and Western blocs and 90 per cent of its revenues are generated from India. It is frightening," the PCB Chief said.
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"In a way India's business houses are running Pakistan cricket and if tomorrow the Indian PM decides he will not allow any funding to Pakistan, this cricket board can collapse," he added but did not elaborate on the specifics.
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Talking about the pullouts from New Zealand and England, Raja said it was 'unacceptable' as New Zealand Cricket is yet to provide them with details about the security threat that prompted them to fly out of Rawalpindi hours before the scheduled first ODI.
"What New Zealand did was unacceptable because till now they have not shared any information with us on what led them to abandon the series in Pakistan. But they are now trying to reschedule the series," he said.
Ramiz hinted that there could be some good news regarding the postponed New Zealand series in a week's time.
He indicated that New Zealand cricket board was working on a new schedule to tour Pakistan.
"The good thing is they are working on something which means they want to mend things with us."
