Roger Binny had said last month also that the board does not take decisions on its own on the Indian team's travel to Pakistan or other countries and relies on the decision of the government.
Laxman represented Team India in 134 Tests, across which he scored 8,781 runs in 225 innings at an average of 45.97. 17 centuries and 56 half-centuries have come out of his bat, with the best score of 281
Jasprit Bumrah, who got ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup with a back injury, has been rested from these tours again in order to give him adequate time to recover fully.
In a historic move by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), India's cricket governing body on Thursday announced an equal match fee for both men's and women's cricketers of India.
The newly-appointed BCCI president called the batter's inning phenomenal. He termed the India and Pakistan match a rarity and a treat for the viewers who throng to the stadiums for such matches.
Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Akshay Kumar took to their social media accounts and hailed BCCI's decision of equal match fees for both men and women cricketers.
Terming the step a historic one, the former India player called it encouraging not only for women cricketers but female players across the globe from all sports and said, "It is a historic and encouraging step not just for cricket but for all women players. Really happy for women crickete
Heaping praises on the BCCI, Sarandeep said that the decision is a great step in ensuring equal pay for female cricketers and was very vocal in appreciating the apex cricket council in India.