If the embarrassment of hosting a New Zealand F side wasn’t enough, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) won’t be making much from the upcoming two white-ball series. The Pakistan men’s and women’s cricket teams will host the Blackcaps and the West Indies, respectively, in the coming days.
PCB fails to attract a 3-year bid & settles for a 13-match deal
These 13 matches (5 men and 8 women) have attracted a bid of just $99,000 (PKR 2.75 crore). According to Cricket Pakistan, the PCB had wanted $21 million (PKR 58.36 crore) for the three-year international media rights, but no one showed interest. They instead got a meager $7.85 million from Sports Five.
Considering that the offer was almost 1/3 of what they expected, they turned it down. However, with the two upcoming white-ball series coming up, they have accepted a combined bid of PKR 2.75 crore from Willow and Sports Five.
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Schedule for upcoming games
The Pakistan men’s team will play 5 T20Is versus New Zealand from April 18 to 28 in Rawalpindi and Lahore, while the women’s side will play ODIs and T20Is against the West Indies from April 18 to May 3 in Karachi.
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