Irked by the pressure tactics of the two continental cricket bodies regarding participation in the Asian Test championship, some senior Indian Board members demanded that the country pull out of the Asian Cricket Council.
Taking exception to the recent statements of the Asian Cricket Council and Asian Cricket Federation that if the Indian government failed to clear its team, the championship would be held without India, senior BCCI members said. Putting pressure on the government or blaming it for non-clearance would be detrimental to the game in the country, senior board members told reporters. According to them, the government is in the process of clearing the team but ACF's threats that the tournament would be held without India, could not be tolerated, they said, adding that if it comes to that, BCCI would withdraw from ACC itself. Bureau Report