November 19th, 2009 by

The cash straapped Pakistan Cricket Boards looks set for a welcome boost thanks to a  12.5 million dollar compensation payment for not hosting 14 matches of the 2011World Cup because of security worries.

Reports suggest that the PCB will be get 10.5 million dollars as a hosting fee for the 14 matches, while the ICC will pay an additional two million dollars that the PCB could have earned from gate pass and parking charges during the matches.