The International Cricket Council (ICC) has long faced accusations of favoring the Indian cricket team, and the latest evidence comes from one of its own — former match referee Chris Broad.

Former ICC match referee Chris Broad has disclosed that he was once told to go easy on India regarding a slow-over rate penalty.Broad, who officiated 622 men’s international matches

Former ICC match referee and England cricketer Chris Broad accused the global cricket body of leniency towards India in an interview with The Telegraph published on Monday. Broad, father of former English cricketer Stuart Broad,

Former match referee Chris Broad has revealed that he was once asked to be ‘lenient’ on India when they were behind the over-rate in a match under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy.

Chris Broad made serious allegations of bias within the ICC favouring India. In a revealing interview, he claimed that ICC officials pressured him to overlook violations by the Indian team, particularly regarding slow over rates.

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Chris Broad recalled the ICC pressurising him into "finding time" to support India's over-rate offences. He, however, did not specify the details of the exact match of the incident.

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