Pakistan to continue playing in Sharjah (5 August 1999)

5 August 1999

Pakistan to continue playing in Sharjah

Our Sports Correspondent

LAHORE, Aug 4: Pakistan will continue playing cricket in Sharjah after Cricketers Benefit Funds Series (CBFS) chairman Abdur Rahman Bukhatar increased Pakistan match fees. Pakistan Cricket Board ad hoc committee chairman Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and CBFS chairman Abdur-ur-Rahman Bukhatar signed the agreement at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

The agreement will get in force after completion of the existing contract which is in order till Decemeber.

However, both the officials who held one-to-one meeting for two hours did not disclose any term and condition of the agreement.

Talking briefly while handing over a Press release to the mediamen Mujeeb-ur-Rahman said that the agreement was good for PCB as it would get a bigger share our of the earnings of the Sharjah tournament. He said that PCB now would share profit with the CBFS which it would earn from the tournaments.

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman lauded the services of Abdur Rahman Bukhatar which he rendered for promotion of cricket in the region. He said that all the matters were solved amicably and the agreement was signed in good atmosphere.

Mr Bukhatar said that money was no problem with CBFS and he only wanted to continue cricket in Sharjah.

Pakistan now will participate in the Sharjah Cup to be held in October. According to the agreement, the CBFS will also provide money to PCB for development of cricket in Pakistan.

The Press release says "It was agreed that while the present contract shall be honoured by both the parties till the expiry of it's term, but thereafter all tournaments to be organised under the auspices of CBFS shall be held on profit sharing basis. This term also applies to tournaments arranged by CBFS outside Sharjah. It was also amicably mutually agreed that CBFS will get involved in development of Cricket in Pakistan by way of providing a reasonable sum of money for that purpose", the Press release concluded.

It was learnt through reliable sources that after signing of the agreement, Pakistan is likely to get about $100,000 more to what it is getting presently for each competition.

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)