Cricket: Fifth India-England test not cancelled due to IPL, says ECB CEO Harrison

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India not fielding a team for the final test against England had nothing to do with the rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) which left no room for the match to be postponed, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison said on Friday.With India leading the series 2-1, the test at Old Traffor

India not fielding a team for the final test against England had nothing to do with the rescheduled Indian Premier League which left no room for the match to be postponed, England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Tom Harrison said on Friday.

"This is not a situation which has been created by the rescheduled IPL... That's not the case. This Indian cricket team are as passionate about test cricket as fans in our country are and as our cricket team are as well," Harrison told BBC Sport. Harrison said it was a"very sad day for test cricket internationally" and added that the International Cricket Council would adjudicate over whether the series is completed.

 

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