After losing the first Test of the three-match series against West Indies, England's stand-in skipper Ben Stokes said that captaincy did not change him as a player. West Indies chased down the total of 200 on the final day of the first Test to gain a 1-0 lead over the hosts in the three-match series. After the match, many people said that Stokes probably under-bowled himself in the second innings.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the role (captaincy) that I had to play this week with Joe Root being at home. I found out about leading the side a while ago so I was looking forward to the opportunity," Stokes said after the conclusion of the first Test.
"I have really enjoyed the responsibility of leading the team and making the decisions out there. Captaincy did not change me as a player whatsoever, when I had the ball in my hand, I operated in the same manner like I always do," he concluded An 11-year-long drama that began with the ouster of former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi in 2010 - over a highly contentious issue surrounding the league's broadcast rights for the Rest of the World markets - has finally left BCCI's stand vindicated.
On Monday, a Supreme Court tribunal led by three retired Justices upheld the termination of BCCI's ROW media rights agreement with WSG in June 2010, thus making way for two significant clarifications. The money, sitting in an escrow account that was part of the rights deal between BCCI and WSG, along with interest for seven out of the 10-year deal amounting to an approx. INR 800 cr will now have to be paid in full to the BCCI;
BCCI's decision to sack Modi and its stand that the latter's "deal" with WSG back then was highly libellous and contentious has been upheld by the court of law.
Writer: Daksh Sojitra
16/07/2020
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