The BCCI and Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) are not giving up on their efforts to back Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni just yet. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri reached London on Saturday and will be meeting top bosses at the International Cricket Council (ICC) to convince them to allow Dhoni to sport the regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on his ’keeping gloves at the World Cup.
“BCCI CEO Johri will be meeting ICC officials a day before the game against Australia on Saturday evening. We have received ICC’s reply on the issue last evening but like CoA chairman Vinod Rai said after the meeting, Johri will try to explain our position and we hope the matter can be resolved amicably,” CoA member Lt Gen. (Retd.) Ravi Thodge told CricketNext on Saturday.
Johri will try to explain the situation in person, although the same was already communicated by him over a mail sent to ICC Cricket Operations team on Friday.
The BCCI continues to believe that the ‘Balidaan’ symbol on Dhoni’s ’keeping gloves do not have any religious, military, or commercial significance for ICC to raise an objection.
