The dispute between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the England and
Wales Cricket Board over the payment of compensation amount for the forfeited
Oval Test last year is still unresolved and will be discussed at a meeting in
London later this month.
A well-placed source said that contrary to media reports that the matter had been
resolved after the ECB dropped its claims, the matter was still very much festering.
"The ECB have been insisting on being paid compensation
of around 800,000 pounds for lost revenues when Pakistan forfeited the fourth
Test match against England at the Oval last year on the fourth day," the
source told today.
"The PCB had turned down their compensation claim and
later offered to play a one-day international this year to allow the ECB recover
their lost revenues. But it has not been resolved as yet," he said.
He disclosed that the matter was now likely to go to the International
Cricket Council (ICC) dispute resolution committee.
"The new development is that the PCB and ECB officials
have scheduled a meeting in London on March 19 where they will discuss the next
level of their negotiations. If they fail again, the issue will be taken up
by the disputes resolution committee," the source disclosed.
Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq and his team refused
to resume the Oval Test at tea on the fourth day in protest against a
decision by umpires, Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove, to penalise
them five runs for tampering with the ball and change it.
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