‘FTP will change if DRC favours Pakistan’

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) feels that its cricketing relations with India depends on the decision of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC).

Speaking on the sidelines of the ICC meeting here on Monday, PCB chief Najam Sethi said the Future Tours Programme (FTP) might be changed in case the DRC verdict favoured Pakistan.

“The current FTP that everybody else is planning for the next five years has more or less been settled. India has not slotted any games for Pakistan. In principle, we have said ‘if this is the way you want it fine, but we will only agree to this FTP, subject to what decision is taken in the DRC. If the decision is in our favour, they will have to change the FTP. The ICC decision is likely by October or November.”

A top BCCI official reiterated that the Board has to get Government clearance for playing against Pakistan.