Unperturbed by the original schedule for the forthcoming tour of India, I was very close to booking my flights on Saturday morning. In hindsight I am now very grateful for the hangover that disturbed my slumber and had me bedridden for the day as I awoke on Sunday to learn that the BCCI had once again changed the itinerary of the tour.

Their tinkering and politics is as infuriating as ever and this tour is fast becoming a joke; illustrating perfectly why many people believe those on the BCCI are incapable of organising dysentery in Dehli, let alone the wealthiest cricketing board in the world.

Having moved the first test from Ahmedabad to Mohali they have added extreme inconvenience to anyone wishing to follow the tour. Anyone would think they couldn’t care less about the boost that the Barmy Army’s presence will give to local economies. But how stupid of me to forget…they couldn’t care less. Their own pockets will be lined regardless.

Just to follow the three tests, assuming you fly in to Dehli and out of Mumbai, you will have to spend 52 hours on trains and cover
3300 km. This is not to mention the One Day International schedule, which resembles the aftermath of a BCCI game of pin the tail on the donkey.

Gruff