forward by the PCB over Pakistan’s possible tour of Bangladesh as “not realistic”.
The PCB had demanded 50% of the revenue from the BCB, as well as an exchange of the Under-19s and A-team tours. The board said that unless Bangladesh agreed to their terms in writing, they would not give the BCB an assurance of the tour which consists of two Tests, three ODIs and a T20 between April 10 and May 7.
The PCB had informed the BCB that they are sticking to their demands and also insisted on making every agreement a written and legally binding one before getting into any commitment. Both PCB and BCB executives are set to meet in the UAE on the sidelines of the ICC meeting for a final round of talks.
Bangladesh, according to the present FTP, are supposed to host Pakistan for two Tests, three ODIs and a T20 between April 10 and May 7. However, the PCB is yet to hand the BCB an assurance on the tour. The FTP is no more a central agreement between the ICC and its members. Now there are bilateral agreements between member nations and boards can decide individually whether playing each other is commercially viable or not.
Meanwhile, the ICC chiefs have player behaviour on the agenda ahead of next month’s World Cup, but the Australian team says it has not received any feedback to suggest it has a problem.
There has been an outcry over on-field confrontations during the Australia-India series, with commentators and some former players calling for a crackdown. Most criticism has been levelled at the behaviour of Australian players.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said this week that he and his staff were regularly in contact with umpires and match referees but that none had expressed any particular concerns.
Much was made by some critics of David Warner’s code of conduct breach in an altercation with Rohit Sharma during the one-day series. The match referee gave Warner the lowest possible penalty, fining him when he could have been suspended.