PCB to continue hosting tournaments in UAE

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board will continue to host its major tournaments in the United Arab Emirates and Emirates Cricket Board has committed a significant reduction of costs to PCB in holding these tournaments with immediate effect.

This decision was taken after meetings and fruitful discussions between Chairman, PCB, Najam Sethi and officials of the ECB on matters of mutual interest on Tuesday in Dubai, said a spokesman of the PCB here Tuesday. With these discussions, the doubts had been dispelled that PCB may consider taking its major tournament to other neutral venues including Malaysia.

“In principle both the boards are agreed that PCB will continue to host its major tournaments in the UAE, The ECB will host a T20 and T10 League from Dec 10, 2018, to Jan 10, 2018 when there are no PCB fixtures in the UAE, ECB also committed a significant reduction of the costs to PCB in holding these tournaments with immediate effect, the ECB will not host any League during the time when the PCB/PSL T20/ODI fixtures are being played in the UAE,” said the spokesman.

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