Rangeela
International Coach
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- Sep 7, 2003
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Cricket Australia has threatened to cancel the upcoming tour to India if the television rights issue is not resolved soon, according to the BBC website. It is understood that Australian officials have told the Indian board that not telecasting the matches is unacceptable.
The BCCI's television rights, which attracted bids as high as US$308million, were disputed when ESPN-Star Sports took Zee Television to court, claiming that they did not fulfill a clause which required bidders to have two years' broadcasting experience. The Bombay high court ordered that Zee - which was awarded the rights after a protracted tussle - would not be permitted to broadcast any matches until the matter was resolved. The court also ordered that the rights would go to no-one else in the interim - a decision that put the board in a fix, because it meant that they could not even provide the third umpire with replays.
The Australian board had earlier said they were following the developments closely, and would stay in touch with Indian board officials. But with the tense message stated loud and clear, it now appears that Cricket Australia are taking a more proactive stand on the issue.
? Wisden Cricinfo Ltd
The BCCI's television rights, which attracted bids as high as US$308million, were disputed when ESPN-Star Sports took Zee Television to court, claiming that they did not fulfill a clause which required bidders to have two years' broadcasting experience. The Bombay high court ordered that Zee - which was awarded the rights after a protracted tussle - would not be permitted to broadcast any matches until the matter was resolved. The court also ordered that the rights would go to no-one else in the interim - a decision that put the board in a fix, because it meant that they could not even provide the third umpire with replays.
The Australian board had earlier said they were following the developments closely, and would stay in touch with Indian board officials. But with the tense message stated loud and clear, it now appears that Cricket Australia are taking a more proactive stand on the issue.
? Wisden Cricinfo Ltd
