ICC rejected Sachin`s Idea because it came from an Indian : Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly thinks the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected Tendulkar’s proposal not for any cricketing reasons, but because it came from an Indian.
Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar sent a letter to ICC chief Haroon Lorgat suggesting the current ODI format of two innings of 50 over each be changed to four innings of 25 over each. The ICC on Wednesday dismissed the suggestion saying there was no scope for change in the format at the moment.
“It is no surprise that it (Sachin’s suggestion) has been rejected. There is a huge idea or belief in world cricket that India is the power and dominates world cricket. At the moment it just gives me a feeling that oh! It has come from them, so lets put it on hold, India are too big,” said Ganguly here at a product launch event.
“The UDRS is an issue and I completely agree with BCCI’s thought on the system. From what I saw in the India versus England and Australia versus Sri Lanka Series the system needs a lot of improvement. It needs lot of updating before it becomes foolproof,” added Ganguly.
Ganguly, the new designated chairperson of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) technical committee, toed the board’s line saying the Umpire Decision Referral System (UDRS) needs to improve a lot to become acceptable.
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