The ICC shelved the proposal after opposition from India and other full members at a two-day meeting at the world governing body's headquarters. "This should have been shot down at the proposal stage itself as it is not in the interest of all nations." Thakur, 41, said India had been supported by the boards of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in shooting down the proposal at the ICC meeting which concluded on Wednesday. Australia's cricket board had expressed its support for the two-tier proposal to provide context to test cricket, among a number of other full members. Cricket Australia (CA) declined to comment on its rejection directly but said it welcomed "progress" at the ICC meeting.

Source: dna September 08, 2016 08:43 UTC