BCCI censorship of ODI series

[Gozu]

Viewers of Australia's one-day series in India this month will not hear a word about the Decision Review System, one of three topics placed in a cone of silence by the oppressive Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Ian Chappell will not work for Indian television under those terms, which is ironic given he regards the DRS as a ''load of rubbish''.

The former Australian captain and stalwart of Channel Nine's commentary team has told Fairfax Media he knocked back an offer to cover this year's Test series in India because he would not be muzzled, and hasn't been invited back for this year's seven-game ODI series.

One of the spin-offs of the BCCI's colossal wealth is that it set up its own production unit, to which Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and, for the Australia series, Matthew Hayden are contracted. Commentators working for Star Sports, who include Harsha Bhogle, Sourav Ganguly and Shane Warne, are also subject to BCCI restrictions, under which the DRS (and India's opposition to it), Indian selection and administration are never to be mentioned.

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