Staff Reporter
Islamabad: The fate of the highly anticipated series between Pakistan and India has taken a turn for the worst after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan revealed that India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj who is in Islamabad to attend the Heart of Asia conference did not discuss the resumption of cricketing ties with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
PCB was hoping that the Indian Foreign Minister would finally give Pakistan a definitive answer on the series after months of foot-dragging by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which left the matter squarely in the hands of the India government.
“We were hoping for some positive development finally but it is very disappointing that cricket was not discussed in the meeting between the Indian Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,” a dismayed Khan said on Wednesday.
“The prospects of organising a series now seem very bleak and we stand to lose at least $50 million under the current scenario,” he added.
