False Statement of Raja in the Senate Allows the Indians to Humiliate Pakistan

Dear Mr. Imran Khan Sahab.

AoA.

Sir,

During the eight year period between 2015 and 2023 Pakistan, Australia, WI, SA, NZ, SL, BD will receive from the ICC $120m and England $135m and India $415m.

From BCCI’s share, Mr. Ehsan Mani as Chairman ICC Finance & Commercial Affairs Committee, blocked approximately $25m due to a tax liability for which BCCI failed to provide a government tax waiver for an event in India.

Indian companies buy approximately 65% -70% of ICC media and commercial rights, and they exploit those rights to promote their own businesses, detailed as below.

Pakistan’s matches in ICC events are the second most followed matches on TV and digital media.

The single most watched match is always Pakistan vs India. A 10second advertisement slot is sold by Star for $35,000 vs about $20,000 for the next highest match. Star can generate $18m-$20m in advertising revenue from a single Pakistan / India match.

Raja’s allegation that Pakistan does not contribute to ICC revenues is completely incorrect. In fact, Indian Star TV earns approximately $18m-$20m in advertising income from a single Pakistan / India match, which proves that India earns almost PKR 3.40 billion from a match played with Pakistan, which in turn proves that Pakistan is a very lucrative financial vehicle for India and if seen in the context of Ramiz Raja’s statement at the Senate of Pakistan, it was the Pakistani PM who has the power to cut off this income for India; rather than the Indian PM having any authority to financially strangulate the PCB (as stated by Raja).

If there are 8 ICC events, Pakistan and India will play 8 first round matches. Assuming that they both qualify and play each other in 2 additional matches, over 8 years, Star will gross at least $200m (approximately PKR 34 billion) from Pakistan vs India matches.

Pakistan’s contribution is 50% plus advertising income that the broadcasters generate from other Pakistani matches.

Pakistan generates over 2-3 times more for the ICC commercial partners than it receives from the ICC and Ramiz Raja had the guts to glorify Indian role and disgrace and scare Pakistanis in the Senate of Pakistan, which needs strongest possible action against him, as honour and dignity of Pakistan was so badly tarnished in front of the Pakistani Senators that immediately the Indians taking cue from the false and pro India statement of Ramiz Raja, issued a video further insulting Pakistan which has gravely hurt the sentiments of all Pakistani patriots world over.

Submitted for your favour of an urgent action to minimise further humiliation of the sacred integrity and honour of the motherland.

Kind Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad