The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday demanded compensation from the Asian Cricket Council for the lack of gate cash it has suffered as a result of Asia Cup matches being held in Sri Lanka. Although the PCB has not issued any official assertion on the matter, some media retailers right here have reported that the board’s chairman Zaka Ashraf has despatched a proper letter to the ACC president Jay Shah, demanding compensation. Ashraf has expressed his disappointment over the best way the scheduling of the matches in Sri Lanka has been dealt with by the ACC.

Without taking any names, the PCB chief has additionally requested who was accountable for last-minute choices to shift venues with out taking the opposite ACC board members into confidence.

Ashraf’s letter additionally mentions a gathering between some ACC members together with these from Sri Lanka and Pakistan after the competition between India and Nepal.

“In the meeting it was agreed that since the forecast is that Hambantota would remain dry the matches in Colombo should be moved there,” Ashraf has written.

As per the letter, it was selected September 5 by each the host nations and the ACC that matches must be moved to Hambantota, following which Sri Lanka’s head curator was dispatched to arrange the pitches.

The letter additionally mentions that even the published crew had began making preparations for transferring to Hambantota.

The letter says that the ACC despatched an e mail to the PCB confirming it, which might be sending throughout a press launch to announce the shift in venue.

Ashraf has expressed shock that after some time, the PCB was advised to not take into account the e-mail, however later it was introduced that the matches could be held as per the unique schedule in Kandy and Colombo.

He has additionally expressed displeasure on the best way the hosts Pakistan have been ignored whereas key choices on the event and venues had been taken.

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