Overview
- Former ICC match referee Chris Broad says he received a call during an India match instructing him to “be lenient” on a slow over-rate because it was India, before being told “just do him” when the same issue recurred in the next game.
- Broad links the episode to what he describes as India’s growing sway in the sport, saying ICC management weakened after Vince van der Bijl’s departure and that the role became increasingly political.
- Broad served from 2003 to 2024 across 622 internationals and says his contract was not renewed despite his willingness to continue.
- Greg Chappell told The Sydney Morning Herald that Jagmohan Dalmiya offered to reduce Sourav Ganguly’s suspension early in his coaching tenure, aligning with records of Ganguly’s 2005 over-rate fines and a ban later reduced on appeal.
- Outlets reporting Broad’s comments say they have contacted the ICC and the BCCI for responses, and Cricket Australia referred queries to the ICC.