The newly elected chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ehsan Mani has opened up his action towards the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Mani is not interested to talk anymore with BCCI and will continue their fights legally against BCCI in ICC.

At the very early stage of his new role as PCB chief, Mani has clarified his action over BCCI as he is not going to request BCCI to play with them. Due to present political situation between the two nations, while BCCI has cancelled two consecutive bilateral series against Pakistan as per FTP schedule in 2014 and 2015, they have played in the big tournaments like ICC Cricket World Cup (2015), ACC T20 Asia Cup (2016), ICC World T20 (2016), ICC Champions Trophy (2017) etc. Mani feels that the BCCI policy against Pakistan cricket has been contradictory.

Mani said, “I can tell you I will not request India to play with us. Their own policy has been contradictory, as they are always ready to play in multi-nation tournaments like the Asia Cup and the World Cup but renege on bilateral arrangements.

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“So I never understood their positions and the basis of their policy. Even when I was at the ICC, they used to threaten pulling out on ICC tournaments. I told them that I could suspend their membership but in my position here, I obviously can’t do that. The ICC since than has been quite different, with India’s influence far greater, but I will fight Pakistan’s corner.”

Due to cancelling back-to-back two bilateral series that have led massive losses for PCB, they took the legal action against BCCI where they have claimed around $70 million in compensation. ICC dispute panel will begin its hearing on October 1 and the former ICC president Mani is full of confidence in the result.

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Mani said on this, “If it was at an earlier stage, I could have sat with the BCCI at the table to sort this out, but the process has started and gone too far to be pulled back.

“All the documents have been exchanged and the hearing is set for October 1. So withdrawing it at this stage when will make us look weak. Moreover, I am very optimistic that (the head of dispute committee) Michael Beloff is a strong arbitrator; he was appointed in my time at the ICC. He won’t be under any pressure and everything will be done according to the law and on merit.”