India must compensate PCB for cancelled tour of 2009: Butt

"It is a good thing that finally the Board of Control for Cricket in India has invited Pakistan to play a short series this year in India. But my concern is, the PCB needs to gain something more out of the series than the resumption of ties," Butt told PTI.

The PCB has already accepted the invitation from the BCCI to tour India in December to play three-match ODI series and two Twenty20 matches.

It would be the first bilateral series between the two countries after India suspended cricketing ties with Pakistan following the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 and cancelled a full Test tour to the neighbouring country in early 2009.

 

The suspension of ties and cancellation of tour took place during the tenure of Butt.

Butt, who was replaced by Zaka Ashraf last October, said during his tenure he had held meetings with the BCCI President, N Srinivasan in the presence of former ICC chief, Sharad Pawar and put forth a formula for revival of the ties.

"I had given the BCCI some options but the crux of these options was that India must compensate us financially for the cancelled tour of 2009. As per the ICC FTP regulations whenever Pakistan and India play against each other it will be Pakistan's turn to play host," he said.

Butt admitted that as a part of his options he had agreed to Pakistan going and playing in India to revive ties but had asked for the income from media rights to go to the PCB. (MORE)