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MUMBAI, Jan 5 - The Indian cricket board are
seeking to add a third test to their New Zealand tour itinerary
to help recover revenue lost from cancelled events, a senior
official said on Monday. "We have requested New Zealand to
accommodate an extra test and are waiting for their response,"
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief
administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty told Reuters. India are scheduled to play two tests, five one-day
internationals and one Twenty20 international in New Zealand
from March. The cash-rich BCCI reported a revenue loss of around $25
million on Saturday from the scrapping of two one-day games
against England and the tour of Pakistan in the wake of
militant attacks in Mumbai in November. It also took into account the money it would have received
for taking part in the Champions Trophy, postponed from
September to late 2009 after a possible boycott by teams due to
security concerns over playing in Pakistan. The Indian government refused permission for the cricket
tour of Pakistan, which was scheduled from this month, due to
strained bilateral ties after blaming Islamist militants based
in that country for the attacks which killed 179 people. India, who have no international cricket scheduled until
the New Zealand tour, are also in talks with Sri Lanka to stage
a one-day series.
(Reporting by Sanjay Rajan; Editing by N.Ananthanarayanan)
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