When we went there in 1999 and I was the manager and there were threats and all but in the end everything panned out well," he said. "In the past also series have been held in not very good conditions. Shaharyar said cricket could play a big role in restoring some normalcy in relations between the two countries. But I was only trying to convince the Indian board to fulfil commitments they made in the MOU they signed with us in 2014."
"I was even accused of literally begging with India to play a bilateral series. The financial benefits of it are huge for both boards," Shaharyar said. "I did my best this time as well because it is very important for India and Pakistan to play each other. He admitted that the heightened political and diplomatic tensions between the two countries and incidents on the LOC didn't help matters. Shaharyar, who has technically stepped down as chairman of the PCB and 9 August will be his last day in office, said unfortunately this time there was no cooperation from the Indian board (BCCI) at all. "In my last tenure we had three bilateral series with India and it was a big source of satisfaction for me," he said. File photo of Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan.
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