Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is facing heavy criticism from cricket broadcasters Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon over the scheduling of the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah’s announcement of changes in certain fixtures for the showpiece event has spark controversy.
Jay Shah reveal that the high-profile India and Pakistan match, originally schedule on 15th October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, will be move to 14th October 2023 due to the Navratri festival.
Many other member boards have also express concerns, leading to uncertainty in the World Cup schedule.
The broadcasters did not hold back, labeling the BCCI as an “incompetent sporting body” for the disruptions and lack of reliable fixture planning, with just under three months left until the tournament.
Broadcasters Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon have now criticise the BCCI and call it an “incompetent sporting body” for the uncertainty that it has create over the World Cup scheduling.
Adam Collins Said :
“The 50-over men’s World Cup in October-November this year, the schedule is changing. Because a number of host boards have written to the BCCI and said, ‘the schedule don’t work‘. ‘There’s too many logistical hurdles you’re making us jump through here. You’ve got to give us more time for travel and so on’. So they are considering that,”.
Geoff Lemon agreed with his colleague and went on to further bash the Indian cricket board over its incompetency.
Geoff Lemon said :
“The BCCI I think, must be the most incompetent major sporting body in the world. It’s pretty hard to make the argument otherwise, just on purely the practical grounds that we’re laying here. There is a World Cup in now, what, under three months that still doesn’t have a reliable fixture. You can’t book to go to games because they might change to another city and date entirely. The BCCI, I don’t think they are evil, They’re just really bad at doing stuff,”.
