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Dalmiya fires a salvo at ICC
March 21, 2003 02:35 IST
Board of Control for Cricket Indian president Jagmohan Dalmiya Monday called for the International Cricket Council to be even-handed in the way it enforced financial penalties.
India were told before the World Cup they would be having a portion of their proceeds witheld following the players' decision to alter the terms of their tournament contracts.
But Dalmiya, speaking to reporters during India's day-night World Cup semi-final, said the ICC should also have to be equally firm with England and New Zealand who forfeited World Cup matches in Zimbabwe and Kenya respectively and so risked potential financial penalties.
"This has got to be sorted out. We can't go on like this," said Dalmiya ahead of a two-day ICC executive board meeting in Johannesburg starting Friday.
"But what applies to one must apply to all," added Dalmiya, a former president of the ICC.
Dalmiya did not appear too concerned by the prospect of any action being taken by the world governing body against India. "The money is in the reserve bank of cricket.
"I've had a little experience of the ICC. The ICC can't claim for money against us if there are no claims against the ICC."
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Sub: A change has to take place
Its very surprising that both the teams england and New zealand were not pressurised by the ICC for not playing in kenya.It was the same ...
Posted by anand
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Sub: icc refuising to pay indian cricketers
Good tactics by the Other nation, esp English team, the one which is close with ICC. This is to distract the Indian players. Indian team ...
Posted by Partha
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Sub: Dalmiya
Dalmiya, Threaten to pull India out of the tournament unless penalties for all the team not doing as specified in the contract.
Posted by Girish Subramanyam
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Sub: Unprofessional
Dalmia, head of BCCI which is not a small post is behaving so unprofessional and making India look bad. He's just like Sachin's Accountant. When ...
Posted by Praveen Gopinath
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Sub: Leave the players alone till Sunday
Can't Mr. Dalmiya shut himself in a room in Calcutta until 23rd March till India finishes Australia in the final. Mr. Dalmiya, you somehow have ...
Posted by Suresh
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