Reportedly, ICC threatened to shift 2021 T20 World Cup from India as the Indian cricket board failed to secure tax exemption for the tournament. But the BCCI is confident that ICC will not take any such step for the sake of the game.
BCCI official claims
Speaking to IANS, a BCCI official said that the International Cricket Council will not take the showpiece event away from India. He claimed, “It is not the ICC, but some vested interests that come up with this story from time to time. Most of the ICC Directors are prudent and pragmatic and they would not permit these vested interests to lead the ICC down the path of harakiri. If they take this step, I assure you that the BCCI would still be laughing when the pieces fall, but the ICC would be worse for the wear.”
He further added that the global body should clear the core by moving away from people bringing disputes. “It is time for the ICC to move away from people who merely bring disputes with BCCI to the table and nothing else in terms of contribution. Anyone propped by such people will also be unacceptable.”
BCCI official wonders
The official also wondered how this kind of email can reach to put the BCCI under pressure in this tough time. He said that this act is a total failure of the ICC leadership as all are busy dealing with the pandemic currently. “I fail to understand how this is happening at this time when everyone is coming to grips with the pandemic. This is a complete and total failure of the ICC leadership and is a clear indication that change is imminent.”
The earlier reports on ESPNcricinfo stated that the ICC Business Corporation rejected the Indian Cricket Board’s request of deadline extension regarding a tax issue. The official asked, “Interestingly, their lawyer Jonathan Hall has written that the IBC has rejected BCCI’s request. Now the question is how did this happen without the actual board seeing it and voting for/against it?”
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