PCB agrees to 'conditional support' for 'Big Three' ICC revamp

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly agreed to support the move to revamp the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the condition that they are granted the chance to play bilateral series with other teams.

Pakistan is the only country which has not yet approved of the move to reorganise the game's governing body with reforms handing the majority of the powers and revenues to the 'Big Three' of the game- India, Australia and England.

According to Sport24, however, the PCB announced its conditional support of the plans, after a two-day ICC board meeting, regarding the future governance structure and financial model approved previously by all members except them.

The board also stated that if their conditions are approved, then they will 'end their isolation within the international community and open the doors to international cricket in a vital manner', adding that they want the opportunity to play bilateral series, especially with arch-rivals India, from 2015-23 as they are an important source of revenue.

However, PCB chairman Najam Sethi said that the board had received assurances of renewing cricket series, including with India.

The report mentioned that India has not played a full bilateral series with Pakistan since the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, although Pakistan toured India for a short limited-over series in December 2012-January 2013.