Shetty tries to clear the air

Taking a dig at ICC’s globalisation policy, he added, ‘‘On the one hand they say their motto is to take the game far and wider but on the other they do not allow the inauguration of a world class stadium.’’

But Shetty was confident that things will be sorted out soon. ‘‘The weather is hot and so are everybody. We hope by September everything would be settled and we will be able to host the Indian and Pakistani teams,’’ he said. This puts to rest the speculations about a World XI replacing India XI for the Abu Dhabi exhibition game.

For the September-end game Shetty has adopted a different approach in dealing with the two Boards. Instead of contacting the players directly and bringing the two boards in picture later, he has sent in his requests to the two boards through Abu Dhabi cricket’s parent body — Emirates Cricket Board. ‘‘We (ADCCB) have done exactly as the BCCI president had told us. We are now awaiting a reply,’’ said Shetty.

This fresh approach might please Mani since he has expressed apprehensions about the organisers’ direct contacts with players which could raise match-fixing questions.

But what remains to be seen is how India — they have a packed schedule from July to September — accommodate the Abu Dhabhi exhibition game.