India, Feb. 5 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could face massive financial losses if the ICC's all-powerful governing board decides to penalise them for refusing to play the T20 World Cup match against India on February 15 in Colombo.

According to details collected by PTI, Pakistan's share in the ICC's financial cycle 2024/27 comes to approximately $144 million at the highest pay out rate of $38 million distributed to the PCB annually. "Basically if the ICC decides to penalise Pakistan for not playing India, the PCB could take a big hit financially as the ICC share in the current financial cycle comes to approximately 40 billion PKR," an insider said. He said that these 40 billion rupees have enabled the PCB to remain financially hea...