Finch wants Boards to stand united

Melbourne, May 23: Australia’s limited over captain Aaron Finch believes cricket boards across the world will have to compromise and make “one big effort” to get the sport back on track following the Coronavirus hiatus.

There are speculations that the 13th IPL, which was suspended indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, might be conducted in October-November at the expense of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

Finch, who is on the board of Australian players’ union, said it is not only about the IPL and all stakeholders have to make compromises to get cricket to thrive again.

“It will get to a point, not just for IPL but for all cricket, there’ll be a compromise from a lot of different stakeholders organisations, countries, players, the ICC to get cricket

back and countries thriving again,” Finch was quoted as saying by ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.

“I think the ICC are meeting next week to start discussing the FTP

(Future Tours Program) again. The next couple of weeks we’ll have more idea what that looks like, what compromises will be made for different tournaments and countries,”

Finch added.

Stakes are high for Australia as India is also scheduled to tour Down Under for a Test and ODI series with $300 million riding on it.

Former Australian skipper Allan Border felt IPL should not get precedent over the T20 World Cup, while ex-captain Ian Chappell said the top cricketers of the country need to snub the cash-rich league.

“Everyone working together to get the best result for everyone... Some situations where it’s not ideal for Australia we have to compromise and give. It will be one big effort, I think,” the 33year-old said. —