1 billion from the deal. This because Rs.1 billion is only slightly higher than the amount of $10.5 million which Pakistan would have got in any case as hosting fees for 14 of its World Cup matches.

Before making the deal with the ICC, Butt had claimed that Pakistan will get a substantial compensation for settling its court case with the ICC over the staging of the World Cup. The PCB had issued a legal notice to the ICC early this summer after the game's governing body moved Pakistan's share of matches out of the country because of security concerns.