Left fuming by the West Indian cricketers’ mid-series pullout due to a pay dispute with their Board, the BCCI has slapped a damages claim to the tune of Rs 250 crore (USD 42 million) on the WICB.
West
Indies cricket plunged into an unprecedented crisis following the
decision of the team to not go ahead with the tour of India following
the fourth ODI in Dharamsala and the BCCI’s damages claim could bring
the bankrupt West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), which is going through
its worst internal crisis, down to its knees.
“I
have sent a letter to the WICB claiming damages to the tune of Rs 250
crore (USD 42 million). I have already sent them the letter demanding
the compensation for pulling out of the bilateral series despite
repeated requests and assurances of helping them out,” BCCI secretary
Sanjay Patel told PTI on Saturday.
After
the incomplete five-match ODI series, the visitors were scheduled to
play in a one-off T20 match at Cuttack followed by Tests at Hyderabad,
Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
It
has been learnt that the BCCI has given WICB about two weeks time to
come up with a compensation plan failing which the Caribbean Board will
have lawsuit.
“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,” said the letter, signed by
Patel.
It
added: “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.”
Patel has sent the letter to WICB president Dave Cameron.
Asked
if the WICB, which is virtually bankrupt and is currently one of the
poorest cricket boards among the Test playing nations, will be be able
to cough up the humongous amount, Patel said, “This is not BCCI or my
lookout to see how the WICB arranges the amount. They have to pay up the
amount. Period.”
He added, “When they pulled out of the tour did they seek our permission?”
While
Patel did not divulge how the Indian Cricket Board will be able to
recover the money from WICB, there is a possibility that the BCCI might
send a copy of its compensation claim to the ICC.
In case the WICB fails to pay up the said amount, chances are that the WICB’s share of ICC continued…
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