After India lost to Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC 2023) final at the Oval in London, India captain Rohit Sharma had said that ICC should look at a three-match Test series to crown the WTC champion and former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif smells an ICC vs BCCI tiff brewing as a result.
Rohit spoke in detail about the side’s loss but also raised questions over the scheduling of the final, as well as the limited use of technology for key umpiring decisions (in reference to Shubman Gill’s controversial dismissal on Day 4).
Rohit agreed to the idea of a three-Test series for the WTC Final and also stated that June is not the “only month” to play the titular clash.
“I would prefer a best-of-three final for the World Test Championship as it would be ideal to compete over 3 Tests after all the hard work, over 2 years, in reaching the final. However, we need to find a window for that. It would be ideal if there are 3 Tests in the next cycle.
June is not the only month to play the WTC final. It could be played anywhere in the world, not just in England,” Rohit said at the press conference.
Regarding the dismissal of Shubman Gill, Rohit stated that more camera angles should’ve been used.
“… more camera angles should have been shown. There was only one or two camera angles that were shown. We’ve got 10 different angles in IPL. I don’t know why in a world event like this, there was no ultra motion that was seen or any kind of zoomed image was seen,” he added.
Rashid Latif Feels The 38.5% Revenue For BCCI From ICC Coffers Is The Issue
The India captain’s words sparked discussions on social media, and now former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif has commented on them, saying that this was Rohit’s own way of criticizing the ICC. Rohit is attacking the ICC with these words, according to Latif.
Sharing his opinions on the same, former Pakistani keeper-batter Rashid Latif said that there is an ongoing tussle between the BCCI and the ICC, especially since reports suggested that India will get a 38.5% share of the ICC revenue for the next cycle.
“He asked the ICC directly. ‘Why in June?’ I had said the same thing earlier. And why only in England? Who was he telling all this to? ICC, of course. On Shubman Gill’s catch, he talked about the lack of camera angles. He hit the ICC directly. Behind the scenes, it’s ICC vs BCCI. The 38.5 percent increase that you read about (report that BCCI will receive 38.5 percent of ICC’s earnings)… there’s no ICC release on that. It was a report on a website. Who wrote that? There is conflict of interest,” Latif said on his YouTube channel.
Pakistan board and England board have taken objections to the BCCI’s massive share of ICC’s revenue and have clamored for a review of the reported amount.