Will India take part in Champions Trophy? Wait till May 7 to know

Vinod Rai, head of Committee of Administrators (COA), today said India’s Champions Trophy participation will be known only after the BCCI SGM on May 7 and they are ready for all “possible scenarios”.

The squad for the Champions Trophy has not yet been selected with BCCI already skipping the ICC deadline of April 25 but Rai didn’t want to read too much into it. “There is no such thing as a deadline. The Champions Trophy will start on June 1. The deadlines are fixed so that there is some kind of system in place,” Rai told reporters on the sidelines of a book launch.

Asked what are the possible options, he replied:”How can I tell you now? We are ready with all possible scenarios. So let the process happen which is supposed to take place and then we will see what to do. I can’t say it in advance. I am confident that it will be a good decision. Whatever decision you want, that will happen, but by chance if it doesn’t happen, then we will see.” “It is a part of the game. Let it unfold slowly, let’s see how it progresses, what happens,” he added.

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