ICC welcomes SLC’s move to inquire no ball fiasco: BCCI unmoved
August 17, 2010 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI): The International Cricket Council today welcomed Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to inquire into the deliberate no-ball controversy and said it would expect SLC to share the outcome of the report with the game’s governing body.
“We have not demanded any inquiry from our side. We welcome SLC’s decision to inquire the matter and we would be happy if they share the findings of the report with us,” an ICC spokesman told PTI.
Indian swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag was just one short of his 13th ODI hundred yesterday when off-spinner Suraj Randiv, who had not bowled a no ball in the Test or ODI series this season, bowled one which was hit by the opener for a six.
However, it did not count because the no ball amounted to India’s winning run leaving Sehwag stranded on an unbeaten 99.
Meanwhile another report from Mumbai dated Aug 17 states:
With Suraj Randiv and Sri Lanka Cricket apologising for the deliberate no-ball which denied Virender Sehwag a hundred in a tri-series match last night, the BCCI today decided against pursuing the matter any further.
The Board made it clear that it had no intention of lodging a protest with its Sri Lankan counterpart.
“Of course not. We are not thinking of lodging any complaint. These things happen in cricket. What is there to take up? Did New Zealand take up with Australia when the under-arm incident happened,” a Board source said.
He was referring to a 1981 incident when Trevor Chappell, on instruction of his brother and Australian captain Greg Chappell, bowled an under-arm delivery to prevent New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie from hitting a six from the last ball to tie the match.