The Indian cricket team has faced some backlash after resisting to travel to Brisbane for the final Test against Australia. England have reached Sri Lanka for the two-match Test series. Here is the daily round-up of the day from the cricket world.
Queensland Government lashes out at Indian team
The Indian team had been reluctant in travelling to Brisbane for the final Test against Australia. The team members are not keen on going to Queensland as they don’t want to be another bio-bubble. Queensland has sent a stern message that the Indian players will not be able to escape the hotel quarantine but won’t be locked in the rooms either.
“We’ve worked with them so that they can have bubbles within that hotel,” Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young said on Sunday. The members of the Queensland government made it clear that the team had to obey the instructions. “If the Indians don’t want to play by the rules, don’t come,” The state’s Health Shadow Minister Ros Bates said.
England arrives in Sri Lanka
The England team has arrived in Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series. The series is scheduled to begin on January 14 while the second clash will start from January 22 in Galle. Sri Lanka are presently in South Africa for the two-match Test series.
India might lose 2021 World T20 hosting rights
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), ICC and the Indian Government are at loggerheads over tax exemption issues. The international cricketing authority has given BCCI the last warning regarding obtaining a full tax exemption certificate for the world event. The BCCI will have to play to pay Rs 906 crores in taxes if they are to be granted full exemption by the Finance Ministry of Government of India or hosting the T20 World Cup in the nation this year.
"The matter was discussed for 10 to 15 minutes, after which the house authorized the BCCI office-bearers to deal with the issue. But what was evident was that all the office-bearers were not on the same page vis-a-vis the question of whether the BCCI should forgo the hosting rights if the government doesn't grant full tax exemption. Some members said it was a matter of prestige - izzat ka sawal hai -- that India should pay the tax and host the World Cup if it comes to that," the official told IANS.
CSA put a hold on transformation plans
CSA has put a hold on the transformation plans and the interim board has gone back on its promise of appointing black and brown consultants exclusively despite committing to the same to the government. "The entire [transformation targets] document adopted by the previous board has been put on hold," interim board member Judith February told reporters on Sunday. "We are taking legal advice [regarding] the document and whatever obligations CSA had in terms of it."
Rohit Sharma and other four to travel with Indian team
India’s newly-appointed Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw will board the flight with the Indian team to Sydney. The five players were put into isolation after an alleged bio-bubble breach.
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