India vs England: ECB may write to ICC to decide on fifth Test result Cricket News – Times of India

Manchester: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) All Trafford is likely to write to the ICC’s Disputes Resolution Committee (DRC) to decide the fate of the fifth Test against India.
After a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, senior players expressed their apprehension towards both BCCI And on the ECB play, further Tests were called off, leaving India 2-1 after four Tests.
While ICC sources said that they are not aware that the ECB has already written to the ICC on the matter, but leading website Cricbuzz reports that the host cricket board has already done so as they have been given GBP 40. million, if the reason for the cancellation of the game is COVID-19 then most of it will not be covered.
It is understood that the ECB will press for forfeiture of the fifth test which will allow them to claim compensation from the insurance company.
“Look, the only Test that BCCI has proposed will be standalone Tom Harrison Said. That is, it is not part of this series.
“Therefore if the ICC decides that the Indian cricket team which tested negative twice in the RT-PCR was “unable to field” the team due to COVID-19, it would be an acceptable non-compliance. The source said.
However, if it is rejected in India’s favour, the ECB will incur heavy losses as most of the 40 million GBP is not covered under COVID-19 insurance.
Therefore, if the ECB can suitably prove that it was a case of forfeiture and the series is decided as 2-2, they have sufficient grounds to claim compensation.
Indian cricketers have already left UK and most of them have touched base in UAE with their respective IPL Franchisee.
It goes without saying that the BCCI feared that the IPL schedule was going haywire if any of the top players tests positive during the now-cancelled Tests.
Indian players since assistant physio Yogesh ParmarThere have been two negative RT-PCR tests in the positive report of K, after which he left the country.

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