BCCI Takes Neutral Stand On Four-Nation Proposal By PCB In The ICC Meeting

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly taken a neutral standing regarding the multi-nation tournament that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ramiz Raja has on his agenda.

Ramiz has been pushing for a 4-nation tournament involving India, Pakistan, England, and Australia at the ICC. In the Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) that took place in Dubai on Friday, even the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO, Tom Harrison, suggested a similar tournament.

Although it is different from what Ramiz has in mind, the Council will have to make a decision regarding the same. Harrison proposed that the members should be allowed to hold such tournaments in a cyclical fashion.

Independent boards can hold only triangular series

Currently, the ICC rule states that the boards cannot hold anything bigger than a tri-nation series. All tournaments involving multiple nations will only be hosted by the ICC – in other words, the Champions Trophy and the World Cups.

For the idea proposed by the ECB, Cricket West Indies (CWI) and PCB are on board. However, members of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) are against it as they believe the relevance of the World Cup takes a hit.

“The matter was discussed by the CEC and it was backed by quite a few boards, if not by the F&CA. The matter goes to board with two points of view,” a member of the Cricket Council, who was part of the CEC, told Cricbuzz.

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