Bridgetown: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had demanded for 250 crore to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for abandoning the tour of India by the cricketers of West Indies.
WICB had been told by BCCI that its losses as a result of the abandoned one-day and Test tour had been estimated at $41.97 million, and gave the regional board 15 days in which to come up with a plan of compensation.
The BCCI had announced two weeks ago it would seek compensation from the WICB for losses sustained as a result of the cancelled tour, and followed through with formal correspondence to the Antigua-based organisation Friday.
A letter signed by BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel claimed, “The BCCI calls upon the WICB to formally inform the BCCI, in writing, of the steps it intends to take to compensate the BCCI towards the losses quantified above as well as those losses yet to be quantified by the BCCI in relation to the cancelled WICB tour.”
“In the event the BCCI does not receive such a proposal in acceptable terms, within a period of 15 days from receipt of this letter, please note that the BCCI has peremptorily instructed its attorneys to initiate steps for recovery of the losses by filing appropriate legal proceedings against the WICB in the appropriate Indian court and you may treat this notice as a formal demand in that regard.”
The corporate communications manager of WICB Imran Khan had confirmed the WICB had received the BCCI letter but opted not to comment further.
BCCI said in the detailed about its loss that the cancelled tour had resulted in “adverse financial ramifications” and accused the WICB of having “complete disregard” for legal commitments.
The letter also claimed, “The consequences on the BCCI of not delivering a scheduled home tour to its members, sponsors, broadcasters and the fans are multi-fold and crippling.”
Bureau Report
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