Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 14: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday that the BCCI will continue to monitor the situation in the island nation despite the ongoing political and economic crisis there ahead of the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka in August.
“I cannot comment at the moment (about the possibility of India hosting the event). We will keep monitoring (the situation in Sri Lanka). Australia is playing there. The Sri Lankan team is also doing well. I cannot comment at the moment. Let us wait for a month,” he told ANI.
Australia had recently played a multi-format series in Sri Lanka. Both sides played excellent cricket in the highly competitive series. Sri Lanka won the ODI series 3-2, Australia won the T20I series 2-1, while the Warne-Murli Trophy in the Test series was split as the two-match series concluded in a 1-1 draw.
Ganguly also discussed the difficulties the COVID-19 pandemic presented while he was president of the BCCI.
“But we managed to get cricket going and as you know, broadcast rights have gone exceptionally well. Although I never equate money with the sport, but it is always good to have money because infrastructure is built that way. Indian cricket is in a solid position. As and when we will finish, someone else will come in and take it forward. It is the players and administrators who will take the game forward,” Ganguly added.
Notably, two major ICC events are set to take place in the near future – the T20 World Cup in 2022 and the 50-over World Cup in 2023.
