Colombo: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday dismissed reports of any favourable treatment to Indian players on the issue of contracts but said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had faced the threat of paying a huge compensation if a full strength team was not fielded for the Champions Trophy tournament in Sri Lanka. The compensation would have been 10-fold had India not fielded its full team, and it would have gone into India's books, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed told a media conference.India was not singled out (for any special treatment), but was the last one to come on Board, ICC president Malcolm Gray said. Speed rejected a suggestion that the controversy had arisen due to ICC's lack of foresight at the time of framing the contracts. "Huge amounts of money are involved and it is reasonable to expect that the sponsors rights are protected from being ambushed by competitors," he said. Speed said national cricket Boards had the player's terms with them for nine months since last December and there as no feedback that there could be problems. Extras:
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