Cricket News: NOC hurdle by various Boards and T20 Leagues
With several T20 leagues mushrooming worldwide, boards of different nations have been forced to look into their previously formed rules and regulations regarding NOC for players
Wanindu HasarangaA few developments that occurred regarding the same concerns across various boards are aforementioned:
Wanindu Hasaranga denied the NOC for the Hundred
Sri Lanka Cricket board has denied Wanindu Hasaranga a No Objection certificate to participate in the Hundred Men's tournament 2022. This decision forced the player to pull out of a £100,000 contract with Manchester Originals and has been replaced by South Africa's Tristan Stubbs.
The board decided to keep their most vital player fresh and ready for the upcoming international assignments in the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.
PCB also denied Big Bash League: PCB and ESPN fought over this report
In the past few days, a report of the Pakistan Cricket Board refusing to give No Objection Certificate to their non-contracted and contracted players for the upcoming Big Bash League owing to their own domestic and international schedule has surfaced in the media.
As of now, no Pakistani player has registered for the BBL draft and can enter when they get a NOC from the Pakistan cricket board. There is a clash of fixture windows between UAE's ILT20, CSA's new T20 league, and Australia's BBL; which player will be given NOC and for which league remains subjective.
However, after being alleged to deny NOC to its players by ESPNcricinfo, Pakistan Cricket Board has publicly called all the reports' baseless' and 'factually incorrect. They have stated that none of their players is denied the certificate; instead, discussions are going on. And players will be notified of the same in due course time.
They also clarified that they give three NOCs yearly in addition to playing in PSL, whereas ESPNcricinfo claimed they allow just one. Also, a decision about UAE and CSA's league participation remains pending as they are yet to receive any request from their respective boards.
Will the BCCI allow its player in a league not managed by its IPL teams
The BCCI is now considering giving permits to Indian players to play in international franchise leagues after facing pressure from IPL team owners. This is mainly because IPL teams are expanding in other nations, and there is enormous demand for Indian players.
The Indian cricket board is likely to nod to its players after IPL franchises thoroughly sweep away all deals in CSA's T20 league. Only female cricketers and retired male players are allowed to play in franchise leagues abroad by the BCCI.
Participation of Indian athletes in any foreign league is prohibited from maintaining the distinctiveness of Indian athletes competing in overseas competitions. High-profile or centrally contracted players will not be allowed to play despite reconsidering policy changes. Thus, there is no chance Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma featuring in BBL, the Hundred or CPL.
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