CANBERRA – Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has snubbed India overrefusal to play day and night cricket test match.
He today said India’s refusal to play a day-night Test during the serieslater this year is driven by a desperation to win Down Under even as theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stayed firm in its rejectionof the proposed match.
Sutherland feels that it is CA’s prerogative to decide on the pink ballTest against India at Adelaide from December 6-10 but BCCI Committee ofAdministrators’ chief Vinod Rai once again made it clear that the game willnot take place.
“I think personally the home country should have the right to schedulematches as it sees fit and start them at whatever time of day they want,”Sutherland told SEN Radio.
When CoA chief Rai was contacted by PTI, he said: “I don’t think BCCI’sstand will change. As it has already been decided, Day/Night pink ballmatches will continue at the first-class level. Duleep Trophy will beplayed under lights once again.”
Rai, however, said that India’s reluctance to play Day/Night Test does notimply that the two boards are on collision course.