Home > Cricket > PTI > Report
Govt. still mum on Indo-Pak cricket: Dalmiya
June 14, 2003 13:47 IST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India ruled out the possibility of Indo-Pak cricketing ties figuring in the International Cricket Council's Executive Committee meeting in London, saying the matter has to be resolved in the subcontinent.
"I do not think that issue is going to come up. The matter has to be resolved in the subcontinent," BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya told newspersons in Kolkata before leaving for London on Friday.
Dalmiya said he is still to receive communication from the government on the revival of bilateral cricketing ties between the two neighbours.
"I have not got any response from the government so far," he said.
Dalmiya said the vexed ICC contract issue will figure prominently at the ICC board meet.
It is learnt that Global Cricket Corporation, the sponsorship rights holders of World Cups 2003 and 2007, have sought compensation from the ICC for breach of the ambush marketing contract by Indian players, New Zealand's refusal to play in Kenya and a similar boycott of Zimbabwe by England.
"I'll also raise the matter of the ICC withholding our guarantee money for the World Cup and seek its release," he said.
The ICC, anticipating claim for the sponsors, has withheld $8-9 million dollars due to the BCCI.
Asked whether the BCCI would take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne if the issue is not settled in London, Dalmiya said: "We'll think of crossing the bridge when we reach the bridge."
Dalmiya said he will also raise the Mike Denness issue at the London conclave.
Match referee Denness had created a stir by giving a suspended suspension to Sachin Tendulkar for ball-tampering and also handed separate punishments to five other Indian cricketers during the Port Elizabeth Test of the 2001-2002 series in South Africa.
"Whenever we raised the issue in the last one and half years we were told that he is sick. What can we do if he continues to be sick for so long?" Dalmiya said.
Dalmiya also scotched reports that India will seek the removal of ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed at the meet.
"His term is to expire. So, the question of seeking his removal does not arise," he said.
Regarding the ACC Annual General Meeting, which will precede the ICC conclave, Dalmiya said Asian nations will deliberate on distributing the budget of three million US dollars, which is set aside for infrastructure development and development of cricket.
© Copyright 2003 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.
|