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The Dispute Resolution Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will also determine the legitimacy of India's withdrawal from a scheduled tour of Pakistan earlier this year.

Director of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Brig Munawar Rana, told a news conference that committee would be constituted soon.

India refused to follow ICC's 10-year plan when it pulled out of the tour to Pakistan earlier this year for a three- Test series. If found guilty, India can be penalized upto $2million.

Financial penalties and compensations to host boards were approved by the executive board of the ICC which met at Kuala Lumpur last week.

Rana, who had nothing new to add to Malcolm Gray's briefing in Kuala Lumpur, said the neutral venue, which was approved, would be mutually decided by both countries.

He said Australia, South Africa and Kenya had offered Pakistan to reschedule its New Zealand series at nominal charges.

The PCB official said the ICC has also allowed the affected country to arrange international competitions on its own to recoup its losses. He said the world game running body would extend its full support.

Munawar repeated that his West Indies counterparts assured them of their team's tour to Pakistan early next year. He added that if the situation doesn't improve in the region, the series would be contested at a neutral venue.

On the Knockout tournament, Munawar Rana said the ICC was giving preference to those countries from where handsome revenues could be earned. However, it is learnt that Pakistan had itself offered as the standby candidate for India, but the ICC even did not consider it.

He said Pakistan's proposal for batsman's right against umpire's decision has been referred to ICC Cricket Playing Committee (CPC) for review. He, however, said Pakistan's proposal for a 10-year calender for junior team was rejected. Junior cricket would continue to remain under the domain of respective boards.

As regards the recommendations of Sir Paul Condon, the ICC has decided to appoint five security officers to check the chances of match-fixing during any series. One security officer would be appointed for one series who would be answerable to the ICC.

© Dawn