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India-Pakistan series hits a roadblock over broadcast rights - IBNLive
The proposed cricket series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the UAE this December, which is yet to get an approval from the Indian government, seems to have hit a roadblock with the broadcast rights in question.
The broadcast rights of the matches to be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are currently owned by Ten Sports, a sports broadcast network owned by leading entrepreneur Subhash Chandra's Essel Group.
BCCI is not happy with it as The Essel Group is planning to launch an alternative cricket body within India as well as globally.
According to reports, BCCI has said that it will play with Pakistan only if the matches are not aired by Ten Sports.
It is said that Chandra does not have good relations with the BCCI, especially with president Jagmohan Dalmiya. Chandra had filed a police complaint against Dalmiya some years ago for threatening to ruin his life.
The series, which will involve three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s, is part of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between the two boards in 2014.
PCB chief Shahryar Khan had a meeting with Dalmiya in Kolkata on Sunday and he had said that the preparations are in full swing and they will overcome the final hurdle.
"We resume the India-Pak series in the UAE. This is the re-beginning of the revival of Indo-Pak cricket. The series will start in December as per schedule and it will comprise three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s," Khan has said.
The proposed cricket series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the UAE this December, which is yet to get an approval from the Indian government, seems to have hit a roadblock with the broadcast rights in question.
The broadcast rights of the matches to be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are currently owned by Ten Sports, a sports broadcast network owned by leading entrepreneur Subhash Chandra's Essel Group.
BCCI is not happy with it as The Essel Group is planning to launch an alternative cricket body within India as well as globally.
According to reports, BCCI has said that it will play with Pakistan only if the matches are not aired by Ten Sports.
It is said that Chandra does not have good relations with the BCCI, especially with president Jagmohan Dalmiya. Chandra had filed a police complaint against Dalmiya some years ago for threatening to ruin his life.
The series, which will involve three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s, is part of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between the two boards in 2014.
PCB chief Shahryar Khan had a meeting with Dalmiya in Kolkata on Sunday and he had said that the preparations are in full swing and they will overcome the final hurdle.
"We resume the India-Pak series in the UAE. This is the re-beginning of the revival of Indo-Pak cricket. The series will start in December as per schedule and it will comprise three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s," Khan has said.
