West Indies legend Sir Andy Roberts slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for giving in to India's wishes in the recently-concluded ICC Champions Trophy in which the Men in Blue refused to travel to the tournament's host country Pakistan.  

Eventual champions India played all their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE, while all the other sides in the eight-team tournament had to travel to multiple venues across cities and countries to play their games, giving the 2013-winner a considerable advantage of familiarity as well as limited fatigue due to the absence of travelling to other venues. 

"Something's got to give… India can't get everything. The ICC [International Cricket Council] must say no to India at times. India even had an advantage at last year's T20 World Cup, where they knew in advance where their semifinal would be played [in Guyana]. At the Champions Trophy, India did not have to travel at all. How can a team not travel during a tournament," two-time World Cup winner Roberts was quoted as saying by Mid-Day.

"It is not fair, it's not cricket. There has to be a level playing field. I know a lot of money comes from India, but cricket ought not to be a one-country sport. It now looks like a one-nation competition and the playing field is not level. To me, the ICC stands for the Indian Cricket Board. India dictates everything. If tomorrow, India says, 'listen there should be no no-balls and wides,' take my word, the ICC will find a way to satisfy India," Roberts lamented.

The two-time World Cup winner's comments come shortly after his former teammate Vivian Richards echoed similar sentiments against the ICC, demanding answers to why one particular team was allowed such an advantage. 

"I don't want to get into the political side of things. But I believe the people who are responsible, in terms of the governing and the ruling of the game in itself which is the ICC… they're the ones who I think got the problem. I would like them to come up with an answer, why? If they are the governing body of cricket, why is that happening at present? I honestly believe one of the things that can bring all of us together, fans and everyone, even enemies together, [is] sports," said the legendary Richards recently during the International Masters League in India.