(Source: Express file photo)The ICC’s proposal of having a two-tier Test system suffered a setback with the BCCI opposing the concept and three other Full Member cricket boards also joining hands. The ICC requires a three-fourths majority – or seven of its 10 full members to pass the resolution – for the two-tier system to come into force and this now is unlikely to see the light of day. “Four countries have opposed it (two-tier) system, it will stop here only. “The BCCI has also come up in support of SLC on this matter as they understand the adverse effect on the lower-ranked countries due to the proposed two-tier system. We thank the BCCI and its president for supporting our viewpoint in opposing two-tier Test system, which will be detrimental for lower-ranked countries in a number of ways,” Sumathipala said.

Source: Indian Express September 06, 2016 20:43 UTC