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Sports minister Vijay Goel slams BCCI for meeting PCB officials in Dubai

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India
Jun 06, 2017 02:25 PM IST

Sports minister Vijay Goel has questioned the BCCI-PCB meeting in Dubai, saying there is no possibility of a bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan at the moment

Sports minister Vijay Goel today said there was no need for the Indian board officials to meet their Pakistani counterparts when they knew the bilateral cricketing ties were subject to clearance from the government.

Sports minister Vijay Goel has expressed his displeasure over the meeting between BCCI and PCB representatives.(Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
Sports minister Vijay Goel has expressed his displeasure over the meeting between BCCI and PCB representatives.(Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

“I would want know why they went ahead with the meeting (when they knew that the series was subject to government clearance). What I can say is that we cannot play bilateral series with Pakistan until it stops cross-border terrorism,” Goel told PTI when asked about the meeting between BCCI and PCB in Dubai yesterday.

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The meeting between the two boards did not yield any decisive outcome and slim hopes of resumption of bilateral ties in the near future were dashed with outright rejection from the Indian government.

The BCCI, represented by joint secretary Amitabh Choudhary along with CEO Rahul Johri and GM (Cricket Operations) MV Sridhar, discussed the pressing issues including the USD 60 million compensation demanded by the PCB.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a legal notice to BCCI claiming damages to the tune of USD 60 million (Rs 387 crore approx) for allegedly not honouring the MoU that had stated five bilateral series in the cycle between 2015-2023.

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Goel also met Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla at his residence today and the two spoke about development of sports in the northeastern state.

“We had already sanctioned a football field costing Rs 4.5 crore and we have now approved another synthetic football turf,” added Goel.

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