adminWest Indies’ record run scorer Brian Lara expects the region to survive a potential £26.2m lawsuit threatened by India’s cricket board (BCCI).
The BCCI expects to recoup losses sustained when the Windies ended their tour of the country early in October due to a pay dispute.
“I don’t think the BCCI will be that severe on us,” Lara told BBC Sport.
“I believe West Indies cricket will be alive. I don’t think anybody has the intention to end our game.”
Lara, who played 131 Tests and scored 11,953 runs, says the cost of the threatened legal action is “way beyond” West Indies cricket.
But while the BCCI outlined their desire to play a “positive role” in resolving the issue in a recent letter to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), they also stated they would use the “fullest extent permissible in the law” when making their case. — BBC Sport
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