Since the home board makes arrangements for the touring team, Shirke approached the Lodha panel seeking directives for the same. © Agencies
An England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson on Friday (November 4) assured that the Test series between hosts India and England was under no threat despite the absence of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two cricket boards for the series.
"We are already in India, there is no change to any plans and we are looking forward to the series against India," he was quoted as telling PTI.
There were reports of Ajay Shirke, the BCCI secretary, writing to the England board regarding constraints that the BCCI was facing after being restricted of financial activity due to its non compliance with the Lodha committee order. In his letter, Shirke requested ECB's operations manager to arrange for the expenses of the travelling contingent.
The Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement that contains various aspects of the bilateral series, between the two participating teams, was not signed due to the Indian board awaiting directions from the Lodha Committee. That, after a Supreme Court order last month stated that all contracts that involve the BCCI have to be cleared by the Lodha Committee.
Since the home board makes arrangements for the touring team, Shirke approached the Lodha panel seeking directives for the same, to which the panel responded that the MoU between the two sides was not part of the mandate and that in the absence of details of transactions, no directions can be issued.
According to reports, each of the five state associations - Saurashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Mumbai - has begun preparations for hosting the Test matches. The first game of the five-match series begins in Rajkot on November 9.
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