Media boycott threatened over BCCI stance
Major news agencies could boycott the series between India and England in protest at restrictions imposed upon journalists by the BCCI. The News Media Coalition (NMC), which campaigns for media freedom around the world and represents a large number of media organisations, has issued a statement saying it "deplored" a decision by the India board to bar photo agencies such as Getty Images and Action Images. The BCCI have said they will supply their own images of the series, which starts with the first Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday, to be downloaded from their website.