BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that India want the proposed standalone Test against England to be treated as the series-deciding fifth match that was cancelled last week and not a one-off game.
In an interview with PTI, Dada said that the BCCI wants the series to be completed as it will be India's first series win in England since 2007. The BCCI maintains that Test cricket is the ultimate format and we won't compromise it for anything, added Ganguly.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has written to the ICC seeking a Dispute Resolution Committee verdict on the fate of the cancelled match. The ICC is yet to comment on the matter but if it deems that the match was abandoned due to Covid-19, then India will officially win the series 2-1.
According to the rules, such cancellation is considered an acceptable non-compliance under the World Test Championship rules.
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