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PCB upset with its sponsors
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Cricket Board has lodged
a strong protest with Samsung, the title sponsors of the current
series with India, complaining about the rash behaviour of a senior
representative of the company in Pakistan.
Officials of the Board, particularly its CEO Rameez Raja, were
peeved at a letter written to PCB chief Shahrayar Khan by Samsung's
local representative, Arshad Gillani, who alleged that guests of the
company were not treated well and not given entry during one of the
matches in
Lahore.
Gillani was upset when PCB officials denied permission to some of
his guests to watch a match at Lahore.
In a strongly-worded letter to Shaharyar Khan, Gillani complained
that the main sponsors were not treated well and attacked Rameez
over many other issues as well, the report said.
The letter was then released to a section of the press which put off
the PCB chief so much so that he ordered an internal inquiry to find
out if Gillani was justified in his tirade.
Following the inquiry, PCB took strong notice of the letter and
Rameez, in particular, asked senior representatives of Samsung to
sort out the matter with Gillani as the Board was no longer
interested in talking to him directly on any issue, the report said.
Meanwhile, senior officials of Samsung from India have assured the
Board that they would be sorting out the matter with their
representative.
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