The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar Khan is not in favour of frequent matches between Pakistan and India soon after the resumption of the cricket ties between the two countries.‘‘I would rather prefer that we play a proper bilateral cricket series once a year instead of playing here and there throughout the year,’’ Shaharyar said on Saturday.He said he saw very little chance of Pakistan taking part in any triangular series with India at any off-shore venue this year. ‘‘There has been some talk about playing a triangular series with India later this year in India or at some off-shore venue. But I doubt it whether we would be able to do it. I don’t want a situation where we go overboard in our efforts to play against each other to make money just because we have resumed cricket ties after a long period,’’ he said.Shaharyar said he was not in favour of having matches with India at off-shore venues unless the tournaments are scheduled properly and in advance. ‘‘I am more in favour of having a proper tour of India early next year to play tests and one-day internationals. But we have to sit down and discuss this with the Indian board in due course of time.’’He pointed out that a lot of things depended on the ICC ten-year programme of Test matches. ‘‘You have to take that into consideration before finalising any series because every team has so many international commitments these days,’’ he stated.(The News)
