Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) demand to host its quota of World Cup 2011 matches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi has seen resistance from BCCI. ICC will hold a meeting with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, in London, to find an answer. Pakistan was stripped of its rights to host WC 2011 matches after the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team at Lahore. ICC will be looking to satisfy PCB during the meeting.

However, PCB’s demands have not been accepted by BCCI. The Indian cricket board intends to oppose such a demand. An official of BCCI is amazed as to how Pakistan can host its quota of matches in another country. PCB has decided to take legal action against ICC in the wake of stripping of rights to host the matches.

The ICC will be under pressure to come to a solution that satisfies all the parties. BCCI’s decisions have rarely been opposed by the ICC in the past. One of the solutions is to give the PCB its share of hosting fees and have the members included in the organising committee. ICC has fixed a fee of $750,000 per match. 49 matches are scheduled to be played in the World Cup, out of which, Pakistan had a quota of 14 matches. But now, India will host 29 matches, Sri Lanka 12, and Bangladesh 8.

Shashank Manohar, President of BCCI, will represent the board during the meet at London. ICC President, David Morgan and Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat would also be present. Morgan is hoping that the problem would be resolved soon, with the World Cup less than 2 years away.