PCB decides to reduce Indian involvement in production matters

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided against hiring an Indian production crew for international and domestic matches in Pakistan.

Last year, an Indian company had declined to continue their production of Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in Dubai due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan. Inorder to avoid such issues in future, Indian companies will not be hired for production purposes.  PCB will look to hire local companies for the production of matches in future. However, if there is lack of technical expertise available locally, then foreign companies can be approached to fill the gap.

PCB Director Media Samiul Hasan Burney confirmed the aforementioned development after being contacted by an Express News correspondent.

“PCB will no longer work with any Indian company. The board will issue a production tender for four months, starting from home series against South Africa in January till the end of the season in April. Only Pakistan companies will be able to participate in it. It they decide to form a consortium with a foreign company, it has to be a company that PCB has no pending legal issues with,” Burney said.

“Pakistan will host New Zealand, England, West Indies and Australia in 2021 and 2022. The production tender for this period will be decided along with the media rights,” he added.

It must be noted that International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council also have Indian broadcasters. However, PCB have not decided any course of action in this regard yet.