New Delhi: The ICC has lifted the ban on electronic media for coverage of the India-Sri Lanka World Cup final in Mumbai on Saturday after a day of hectic parleys between representatives of ICC, news channels and BCCI.
"...the ICC has decided to commence legal action against the companies involved and will also seek to recover damages through the courts in India rather than bar the stations from the ICC Cricket World Cup final," cricket's global governing body said in a statement.
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"...the ICC has decided to commence legal action against the companies involved and will also seek to recover damages through the courts in India rather than bar the stations from the ICC Cricket World Cup final," cricket's global governing body said in a statement.
The International Cricket Council early on Friday morning barred Indian news channels from covering the pre-match press conference of both the captains ahead of the summit clash between India and Sri Lanka, accusing them of breaching the accreditation guidelines.
In the evening, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla had assured that the board is "trying" to reach an agreement with the ICC to remove the ban on Indian news channels.
Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, said: "I am very disappointed that it has come to this. However, we need to do everything to protect our exclusive commercial rights and those of our partners. If that means we have to resort to legal action, that is regrettable but necessary".
"At the Ministry's request, we travelled to New Delhi to meet with the NBA and BEA in an attempt to resolve the issue but they were unfortunately not willing to conform to the guidelines agreed with the ICC prior to the event," he added.
"To ensure that there is no misunderstanding it is important for me to repeat that the News Access Guidelines for Broadcasting the ICC Cricket World Cup were issued in January 2011 and all news broadcasters were reminded of these Guidelines in a letter from the ICC on 27 January," he said.
The TV channels had faced a similar ban ahead of the semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali before the Information and Broadcasting ministry stepped in to help their cause.
In the evening, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla had assured that the board is "trying" to reach an agreement with the ICC to remove the ban on Indian news channels.
Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, said: "I am very disappointed that it has come to this. However, we need to do everything to protect our exclusive commercial rights and those of our partners. If that means we have to resort to legal action, that is regrettable but necessary".
"At the Ministry's request, we travelled to New Delhi to meet with the NBA and BEA in an attempt to resolve the issue but they were unfortunately not willing to conform to the guidelines agreed with the ICC prior to the event," he added.
"To ensure that there is no misunderstanding it is important for me to repeat that the News Access Guidelines for Broadcasting the ICC Cricket World Cup were issued in January 2011 and all news broadcasters were reminded of these Guidelines in a letter from the ICC on 27 January," he said.
The TV channels had faced a similar ban ahead of the semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali before the Information and Broadcasting ministry stepped in to help their cause.
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