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London: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has officially written a letter to the ICC to decide its fate. Cancelled The fifth Test, against India at Old Trafford, shows that the two boards are far from reaching an agreement.
The series-deciding fifth and final Test in Manchester was called off following a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, which has raised its fears for both the BCCI and the ECB if its senior players go ahead with the match. forced to express.
Asked if they want the global body to decide on the fifth Test, an ECB spokesperson told PTI, “Yes, we have written to the ICC.
Moving into the game, India made the rubber 2-1.
Standalone Test will not be part of this series.
The ECB wants the ICC’s Disputes Resolution Committee to address the issue and expects a forfeiture to be granted so they can claim insurance as they will lose £40 million if the match is declared canceled due to COVID .
COVID is an acceptable non-compliance and the Indian camp has said it was unable to prepare a team for the match.
However, the ECB’s argument could be that the Indian players returned two negative RT-PCR results and were still reluctant to play.
Seniors like skipper Virat Kohli did not budge from their stance that risks were involved during the incubation period, which overlapped with the Test dates as most of the players were treated by physio Yogesh Parmar, who was in isolation after contracting the virus. are in.
If the ICC Test is abandoned, India will win the series 2-1, but if England are forfeited as per the DRC’s decision, it will be a 2-2 decision and the host country can also claim insurance. can.
The ECB’s approach to the ICC proves that there is no amicable settlement on the issue so far as the host board is at a loss.
If it is ruled in India’s favour, the ECB will incur heavy losses as most of the £40 million is not covered under COVID-19 insurance.
The Indian cricketers have already left the UK and most of them have made their base in the UAE along with their respective IPL franchises.
It goes without saying that the BCCI feared that the IPL schedule was going haywire if any of the top players tested positive during the now-cancelled Test.
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