| BCCI supreme Jagmohan Dalmiya refused to hold forth
on the issue saying he had to "see the written directives from
the court or be briefed by his lawyers before commenting on the matter."
ESPN India MD RC Venkateish also refused any immediate comment.
However, ESPN did issue a prepared statement later in the evening
that stated: "Keeping the assertion in front of the honorable
High Court in Mumbai made by the BCCI counsel that BCCI would be
canceling the incumbent tendering process, ESPN STAR Sports, in
the interest of cricket-loving consumers and with a view to arrive
at an expeditious solution so that the forthcoming
India-Australia series is not disrupted, has withdrawn the writ
filed in the Bombay High Court."
According to an agency report from Mumbai, the cricket board will
retain the telecast rights with itself till fresh bids are called.
The board will now decide whether to re-tender the rights or to
produce the upcoming Australian series on its own, the report adds.
The Australian team's cricket tour of India begins officially on
6 October when the first test match is slated to be flagged off.
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