CA thanks ‘friends at BCCI’ for home series, slams Channel 7 for talking game down
December 1, 2020 7:26:14 pm
India are scheduled to play 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and 4 Tests in Australia. (Reuters)
Cricket Australia Interim CEO Nick Hockley on Tuesday slammed broadcast partner Channel 7 for raking up a dispute on the telecast of the ongoing series against India and thanked “friends at the BCCI” for assisting the conduct of the high-profile series amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The dispute between CA and Channel 7 has intensified with the broadcaster lodging “an affidavit with the court here in a pre-discovery action,” attempting “to prove its contention that CA breached its contract with a raft of scheduling changes this summer” in order to cater to the BCCI”s interests.
The media company said CA is “terrified” of the BCCI and sought access to communication between the two boards, as well as executives at Foxtel, domestic broadcast partner, and state governments regarding finalising of the fixtures for the marquee tour.
“With so much positivity around Australian cricket, it is disappointing that Seven West Media has again chosen to use the media to talk our wonderful game down,” Hockley responded in a statement posted on cricketworld.com.
