BCCI withdraws ICC complaint against Smith

TIL Desk Sports/ The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday withdrew the official complaint with the International Cricket Council against Australian captain Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb for seeking help from the dressing room on a Decision Review System (DRS) call during the recently-concluded second Test in Bengaluru. Earlier in the day, the BCCI had registered an official complaint trying to press Level 2 charge against Smith and Handscomb for violating spirit of the game.

BCCI CEO Rahul Johri had a meeting with his Australian counterpart James Sutherland in Mumbai after which the two Boards issued a joint statement saying they have “resolved to restore focus on the ongoing series amidst the increased attention towards issues which have emanated during the course of the 2nd Test match in Bangalore.”

It was decided that the two teams would bring the focus back to the cricket, while the two captains — Virat Kohli and Steve Smith — would meet ahead of the third Test in Ranchi and ‘commit to lead their teams by example and play the rest of the series, in the right spirit.’ “BCCI and CA have resolved to restore focus on the ongoing series amidst the increased attention towards issues which have emanated during the course of the 2nd Test match in Bangalore,” a joint press release by the two Boards stated.