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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has once again trained its guns on the International Cricket Council (ICC), dismissing the latter's effort to call for a working group meeting to discuss the proposed World Test Championship structure.
In calling ICC's "bluff " at arranging a two-day meeting to discuss the bilateral cycle, the Indian cricket board's current administration has categorically ruled out agreeing to any of the governing body's criterion suggesting changes to the Test calendar.
ICC's proposed nine-plus-three structure to have a four-year Test cricket cycle with a cutoff date for qualification was scheduled to begin in 2019.
"How can a nine-plus-three structure be proposed in the first place when the ICC Board is yet to ratify Ireland and Afghanistan's full membership status? They (certain ICC board members) are just trying to test the waters and gauge the mood of members. In the process, they're still thinking that a "weak" BCCI may not resist," an official in the know of things told TOI.
BCCI gives thumbs down to World Test Championship - Cricbuzz
In calling ICC's "bluff " at arranging a two-day meeting to discuss the bilateral cycle, the Indian cricket board's current administration has categorically ruled out agreeing to any of the governing body's criterion suggesting changes to the Test calendar.
ICC's proposed nine-plus-three structure to have a four-year Test cricket cycle with a cutoff date for qualification was scheduled to begin in 2019.
"How can a nine-plus-three structure be proposed in the first place when the ICC Board is yet to ratify Ireland and Afghanistan's full membership status? They (certain ICC board members) are just trying to test the waters and gauge the mood of members. In the process, they're still thinking that a "weak" BCCI may not resist," an official in the know of things told TOI.
BCCI gives thumbs down to World Test Championship - Cricbuzz
