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BCCI asks ICC to talk to players

Kolkata, September 4
After failing in its attempts to persuade top Indian cricketers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India today washed off its hands on the contract issue asking the International Cricket Council to negotiate with the players currently in England.

As the battle of attrition continued between the players and cricket authorities, BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya wrote a letter to the ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed last evening requesting him to interact with the players before the crucial Oval Test.

“We do not have any negotiating power. So it is the best option that the ICC speak directly to the players who are currently in England and the ICC is also headquartered in London,” Dalmiya told PTI today. In his letter, Dalmiya said “it appears that the players are looking for some more clarifications and in view of paucity of time for the pre-tournament logistics a shorter route should be devised to provide the same.”