Pakistan's one-day series against Australia, held in Abu-Dhabi, is likely to have earned PCB a profit of Rs 12 to 14 crore.

A PCB official said that although Pakistan were forced to host the April-May series at a neutral venue, they would still end up making a net profit of around Rs 14 crore, including the television right earnings.

"Infact we are hoping to return more profits we normally made while hosting teams at home," he claimed.

The official said that the series against Australia had seen a big increase in earnings from gate money and increase in sponsorship money.

"We sold the title sponsorship for around $ 425,000, while in Pakistan usually the title sponsorship is sold for much less," the official explained.

He said the board had also earned a lot from the gate money receipts as a good number of spectators turned up for most of the matches, especially the ones at the new Dubai sports city ground.

The official also said that when the international matches were organised in Pakistan, the board hardly earned anything from gate money since there was a booming VIP and free passes culture.

"But in the UAE we faced no such problems and tickets were sold properly," he said.