PCB didn't cover all ends in BCCI battle, says PCB chairman Ehsan Mani

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani admitted that they didnt have all ends covered while claiming Rs 447 crore compensation from the BCCI which is the reason why they lost the arbitration case heard by ICCs Dispute Resolution CommitteeThe PCB had claimed a hefty compensation from BCCI alleging that they didnt honour an alleged Memorandum of Understanding where six bilateral series between 20152023 was agreedThe BCCI always maintained that the one page letter signed by erstwhile secretary Sanjay Patel was only a letter of intent and they could possibly have never played without government permission due to prevailing tension between the neighbouring countries It is disappointing The fact is that before filing the case the PCB had consulted the queens counsel lawyers in England and were advised that the claim for compensation was strong and on this basis the PCB went into arbitration and litigation Mani saidThe former ICC President however made the point that there is always a risk involved in litigation When I took over the proceedings of the case were nearly complete and if we had withdrawn it would have shown us as weak But whatever the situation is right now we have to face it and move on he saidMani replaced Najam Sethi who had spearheaded the move to file the litigation against the BCCI last year based on an alleged MoU Mani said personally he believed that ICC member nations should never go into litigation and arbitration and talks were the best optionsThe ICC Disputes Resolution Committee didnt accept the MOU as a legally binding agreement although they say morally India should have played against us Perhaps the documentation on basis of which we decided to claim compensation was not as conclusive as we felt it wasAsked about the BCCI official statement that India would now seek costs from Pakistan for the litigation Mani said since they had won the case it was their right If we had won the case we would have done the same But we will also be filing for having a look at the costs involved in the case and how it should be sharedSethi had got the PCBs Governing Board to approve an amount of one million pounds to cover costs of the litigation which involved hiring top queens counsel in the UKNearly 80 million rupees have been spent on the case a PCB source said The BCCI took the stance in the Dispute Resolution Committee hearings that the MOU was signed in return for Pakistan supporting the Big Three governance system and this didnt happen so there was no question of playing the seriesMani however made it clear that Pakistan would like to maintain its relations with the Indian board on basis of equality and would not beg for resumption of bilateral ties suspended since Mumbai terror attacks in 2008Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever