”Shocked” Bairstow will not keep wicket against Ireland MICHAEL STEELE/GETTY IMAGESIndia have delayed announcing their squad for the Champions Trophy in England this summer because of a row over plans to cut the country’s share of international cricket revenues by about £220 million. The ICC deadline for submitting squads was yesterday, with the tournament due to begin at the Kia Oval on June 1, and the seven other nations involved all announced their 15-man lists on time. In February ten of the ICC’s 13 board members voted in favour of a new constitution, which included a proposal to cut India’s share of revenue — arising from all international cricket and distributed among the Test-playing nations — from about £450 million to a projected £230 million. India objected to the move, which was designed to increase…

Source: The Times April 25, 2017 23:03 UTC