But at the same time, the government was compelling them to stage the remainder of the tournament in India. The government is also running short of money (as the tax collections have been impacted by the COVID pandemic). In the end, Ganguly and the rest of the BCCI management convinced the central government that foreign players are unlikely to take part if the tournament is held in India.
You seriously think the central government is running short of money, what about the money they made selling off all the PSU at cheap rate, the large donations they got and yet no transparency on how much they got and where they used that money including the COVID donations and yet the government is not willing to provide free vaccine to everyone.
During elections the central ruling party spent around 400 to 700 crore in Kerala alone and they did not win a single seat and imagine how much they will be spending in states where they had a chance and it came to light when black money which was sent for election purpose by the BJP was stolen by another another group of BJP workers. And think about the petrol and diesel charges and how they are looting everyone with huge taxes and you think the central government is not having money, yes they do not have money for the common people nor they do not care about anyone.
Does BCCI needs to convince the central government for them to make decisions, i am hearing this for the first time.