"Don't punish..."- Chris Broad makes shocking claim on Indian cricket
The former match referee and pacer of the England cricket team, Chris Broad, has made a shocking claim on how powerful Indian cricket team was in several ways. He also was happy not to tour a certain places for his job.
The former England cricketer and ICC match referee, Chris Broad, made a shocking statement on Indian cricket. Their premier pacer, Stuart Broad’s father, revealed that he was once asked to ‘be lenient’ on the Indian cricket team that had fallen behind the over-rate during the international fixture.
Between January 2003 and February 2024, Broad was in charge of 123 Test matches, 361 ODI games, and 138 T20I fixtures as an ICC match referee. Despite his wish to continue as the referee of the game, the global cricket body didn’t review his contract. During a recent interview on The Telegraph, he gave a massive statement on Indian cricket of not forcing a slow over rate despite being down by four overs.
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“The very next game, the same thing happened. He [Sourav Ganguly] didn’t listen to any of the hurry-ups, and so I phoned and said, ‘What do you want me to do now?’ and I was told, ‘Just do him. ’ So there were politics involved, right from the start. A lot of the guys now are either politically more savvy or just keeping their heads below the parapet. I don’t know.” Broad expressed during the interaction.
Chris Broad drops bombshell on Indian cricket team as match referee
Broad lauded himself for having been part of the role in a politically active environment for more than 20 years. However, he was satisfied not to travel in certain parts of the world.
“I was very happy to carry on. But for 20 years, I dodged a lot of bullets, both politically and physically. I look back and I think, ‘you know, 20 years is quite a long time to be doing that job. I’m pleased not to be traveling to certain parts of the world. And I was always someone who believed in right and wrong.” Broad addressed.
“In certain parts of the world it’s a bit like the River Ganges – right and wrong are so far apart and there’s a lot of dirty water in between them that you have to deal with, so I think as someone who comes from a right and wrong perspective, to last 20 years in that politically active environment is a pretty good effort.” The former ICC match referee concluded.
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