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Lahore: PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt on Friday said the Cricket Board will soon approach ICC to arrange some chaity matches against India to raise funds for the flood victims in Pakistan.
The floods have claimed about 2000 lives so far in the worst floods in 80 years in Pakistan.
Butt said they have contacted the Indian cricket Board (BCCI) and others for the purpose and have already planned such a match against South Africa on October 25 in Dubai where the two countries will be engaged in a full series.
Butt said that he would soon meet the ICC officials to discuss the possibility of having bilateral series with India at neutral venues.
"I am hopeful that at my next meeting with the ICC officials I would be able to convince them for a series between the two countries," Butt said.
"I will meet with the ICC officials very soon during which I will surely discuss the Indo-Pak series at a neutral venue either in England or UAE to generate funds for flood victims and I am optimistic that our call would be considered," he added.
The PCB chief also said that the inquiry report on the attack on the Sri Lankan team last year in Lahore would be shared with Senate standing committee on sports soon.
The Senate standing committee on sports has expressed its disappointment that the PCB was not willing to brief the Senators on the findings, sent to the ICC on August 3.
Butt said the PCB had no issues sharing the findings with the Senators.
"It is a sensitive matter and after government's approval the inquiry report was sent to the ICC. Now hopefully within next week the copies of the probe report would also be given to the Standing Committees of Senate and National Assembly," he said.
He said the board had also studied the report closely and was now implementing security measures for cricket matches in Pakistan accordingly.
"We have allotted adequate funds for the security wing of the Board now and we have professionals working in this area. There is no doubt the attack on the Sri Lankan team was a big setback for Pakistan cricket," he added.
