Batting legend Brian Lara has backed West Indies cricket to survive the current crisis arising out of the team’s abrupt withdrawal from the India tour over a pay dispute with its board and players’ association. The former player believes the “BCCI will not be that severe”.
The cash-strapped West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) was left facing a $42 million claim by its Indian counterpart for lost earnings after its side pulled out of the India tour following the fourth ODI in Dharamsala on October 17.
The fifth ODI, a Twenty20 match and three Tests still remained to be played. A livid BCCI then slapped sanctions on the Caribbean board and suspended bilateral ties with them. But Lara does not expect the BCCI to pull the plug on Caribbean cricket.
“I believe West Indies cricket will be alive. I don’t think anybody has the intention to end our game,” the retired former batsman said.
