NEW DELHI, Jun 17: Livid with the International Cricket Council for continuing to put off a decision on the fate of this year�s T20 World Cup, the BCCI has accused outgoing chairman Shashank Manohar of deliberately dragging his feet on the issue.
With Cricket Australia�s chairman Earl Eddings once again citing his board�s inability to host the global event from October 18-November 15, the BCCI feels that the ICC�s �delaying tactic� could severely hurt IPL preparations. �Why is the outgoing ICC chairman (Manohar) creating confusion? If the host cricket board doesn�t want to conduct T20 World Cup, why will it take a month to announce the decision? Is he trying to hold BCCI to ransom?� a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
The ICC, after a board meeting earlier this month, decided to wait another month and explore more contingency plans before taking a call on the event in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The official feels that a quick decision on postponement would also help member nations plan their bilateral engagements.