BCCI never asked for IPL window: ICC

NEW DELHI: The ICC on Thursday sought to dispel the notion that IPL has been given a window in the international cricket calendar, saying the issue did not even crop up in the governing body’s annual conference nor did the BCCI push for it.
ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said the BCCI never tried to arm-twist the governing body on the matter and the ICC didn’t consider it either even though gaps have been left in the Future Tours Program for most nations during April and May for the eight-year period from 2012-20.
“No, there is no window for the IPL in the FTP. The issue has never been discussed at ICC Board level and neither the IPL itself nor the BCCI has requested such a window,” said Lorgat.
“On the contrary, the BCCI is fully aware of the primacy of international cricket and should be commended for the recent stance against the Sri Lanka Premier League when it strongly advised its players of their commitment first to international cricket.”

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