According to players they were not told terms and conditions of the unofficial tour after their assignment in the West Indies ended “Had we been told that money would be distributed according to seniority and popularity we might not have agreed to play the matches in the USA and run a risk of being penalized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.” said two players.

Three years ago a similar row had corrupted between two superstars when they. were engaged in playing exhibition match, ‘organized by, a politician’s son at Varanasi.

Article extracted from this publication >>  June 23, 1989