EDITORIAL: Shocking India favouritism
ICC bent over backwards to keep the team in the Champions Trophy by allowing it to play all its games in Dubai
06 March 2025 - 05:00
The Proteas took on the Black Caps yesterday evening in a semifinal of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy tournament played in Lahore, Pakistan. At the time of writing the game was still in progress so the outcome was not known, though New Zealand, batting first, had set a challenging target of 362 for six in their 50 overs.
As much as this newspaper hopes we eventually prevailed, that is beside the point of this editorial, which concerns the undue influence India has over the ICC, and how this is playing out. ..
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