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[caption id="attachment_54371" align="aligncenter" width="580"] After failing to reach a solution, the PCB is mulling the idea of dragging BCCI to ICC’s dispute resolution panel. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely going to drag the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the International Cricket Council’s dispute resolution panel following the two boards failing to resolve the issues regarding their bilateral tours. According to the PCB, the BCCI has failed to fulfil the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral tours. Under the MoU signed by the two Asian giants, both countries were supposed to play six bilateral series which would have involved 14 Tests, 30 ODI’s and 12 T20I’s between 2015 and 2023. After failing to reach a solution, the PCB is mulling the idea of dragging BCCI to ICC’s dispute resolution panel. In an interview to ESPNCricinfo, PCB chairman Najam Sethi was quoted as saying,  “This process which is under the aegis of the ICC has now reached its final point. We’ve had our last meetings with India and the last one was under the chairmanship of (Shashank) Manohar. That process is over and the next stage will begin. We are in active consultation with our lawyers and we are recording our statements with our lawyers.” The PCB chief also added, “Within a month or two months at most, we will go back to the ICC — we have in fact already written a letter asking for the nomination of a three-member board that will look at all the issue. We have nominated one member already. This process is active and we intend to pursue it to its logical outcome.” The major roadblock for the bilateral series not happening since December 2012 has been the government approval. Both the Asian countries have been facing each other only in ICC and ACC events (Asia Cup). The last time the two sides faced each other was in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in England, where Pakistan emerged as the champions by virtue of their huge 180 runs win in the final at Oval. “I understand that at the moment diplomatic relations between the two countries are not as rosy. For now anyway it seems the BCCI, without the positive affirmation from their government, don’t believe it is the time to play against Pakistan,” ICC CEO David Richardson said on the sidelines of the second T20I of the Independence Cup between Pakistan and World XI in Lahore on Wednesday. He added that the ICC would play a facilitating role in trying to resolve the dispute. “I know the PCB has been talking to the BCCI for a number of years to arrange tours with India, in Pakistan or neutral venues. The PCB have filed a complaint under the ICC dispute resolution process which is a mechanism we have to deal with any disputes between member countries. That process is a work in progress. At the moment ICC’s role in this is to facilitate in any dispute — we don’t like our members fighting with each other, being in dispute. We have a process to deal with it and we need to let it take its course.”