ISLAMABAD -;The PCB has filed a claim for damages against IMG Reliance, inrelation to its decision to pull outlinkofa deal to produce television coverage of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)earlier this year.
IMG Reliance pulled out days after a terrorist attack killed 44 Indianparamilitary troopers on February 14, heightening tensions between Indiaand Pakistan. The claim is to be heard at the London Court of InternationalArbitration, espn cricket reported.
According to the PCB, IMG Reliance were sent a legal notice on October21st, seeking compensation from the broadcaster for the loss the PCBincurred because of the pull-out. The PCB received no reply, prompting themto take the matter to court.
In a PCB meeting set to take place on Friday, Chairman Ehsan Manilink willbrief the Board of Governors about the move.
The PCB is set to state that the “breach of contract by IMGR could haveresulted in the remaining PSL matches not being broadcast on television;this would have severely damaged the standing and reputation of the PSL.”
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The abrupt decision by IMG Reliance left the PCB at the time scrambling tofind another broadcaster. And because of the compromised position it leftthe PCB in, revenues took a hit because of the new deal.
It took two days for the PCB to strike a deal with Blitz and Trans Grouplink,who bought the rights to arrange television broadcasts for the PSL forapproximately USD 36 million, with this deal set to run till the end of the2022 season.
