BCCI to employ NOC rule for participation of Indian players in overseas leagues
According to reports, BCCI is concerned about Indian players participating in foreign leagues and the mushrooming of such tournaments.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a full agenda for its July 7 Apex Council Meeting. The board is interested in implementing regulations regarding the participation of Indian athletes in foreign leagues. According to reports, the BCCI is concerned about the participation of Indian athletes in foreign leagues and the proliferation of such tournaments.
The majority of these leagues are funded by Indian investors who are using their IPL (Indian Premier League) profits to promote the development of T20 competitions. In an effort to maintain order, the BCCI will impose a few restrictions on players participating in foreign Twenty20 tournaments such as the ILT20 in the United Arab Emirates and Major League Cricket in the United States.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, players must now obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the board to participate in overseas leagues if they intend to be involved in Indian cricket in the future (coaching or otherwise). The BCCI may also consider introducing a cooling-off period rule to prevent players from immediately joining foreign competitions after retirement.
In addition, the board intends to revise the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) Impact Player rules and align them with those of the IPL. In SMAT, unlike the IPL, an Impact Player could only be utilized before the 16th over. In addition, the BCCI desires that team sheets be exchanged after the toss, comparable to the IPL. Before the coin toss in the previous edition, teams were required to nominate 12 participants.
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BCCI is likely to dispatch India's first-ever team to the Asian Games.
During the conference, India's participation in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, will also be discussed. The BCCI will presumably send a full-strength women's team and a second-string men's team to the event from September 27 to October 8. If BCCI is able to dispatch both teams to the Asian Games, it will be the first time ever that Indian cricket teams have participated.
Also likely to be discussed are media and sponsorship rights, World Cup tour packages, stadium renovation, and the ratification of male and female player contracts.
