The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is thinking of making a policy against the players that would prevent players from pulling out of IPL, without solid reasons. The concern has been raised by the franchises to take some action.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is thinking of making a policy against the players that would prevent players from pulling out of the Indian Premier League, without solid reasons. The concern has been raised by the franchises to take some action.
After the recent meeting of Governing Council (GC) of the IPL, concerns were being raised among the members of the council on different ways to stop the trend of players pulling out from the league after being bought in at the auction for a small fee.
“The GC has a commitment towards the franchises who are the important stakeholders of the league. They bid for a player after a lot of planning. Their calculations go haywire if a player pulls out, that too for flimsy reasons,”
said a GC member.
What qualified as “flimsy” has not been explained yet, but the deterrent would involve putting such activities on a watch list.
“There will not be a sweeping policy that everyone who has pulled out of the IPL will be prevented for a certain number of years. It will be on a case-by-case basis and some research will be done before action is initiated. What if the reason is genuine,”
a source in the know said.
In normal cases, injuries or International commitments are considered acceptable. But recently, players have started pulling out from the IPL for other reasons as well. Jason Roy opted out from IPL 2022 saying that he wants to spend some time with his family and work on his game.
“I feel it is only right that I spend some quality time with my family. As well as spending time on myself and my game over the next couple of months, leading into a very busy year,”
the English opener said before pulling out of the Gujarat Titans team.
He was bought for his base price of INR 2 crore. Hales, who was bought for his base price of INR 1.5 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders, said that he wants to take care of his mental health citing bubble fatigue.
Player pull-outs are not new in the IPL that is why BCCI is now thinking of taking some sort of action. Mitchell Starc had opted out from the league a couple of times in the past, after being picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in different auctions.
The BCCI has taken into account that the Australia fast bowler may have been compelled to withdraw by his board. In such situations, the IPL GC noted that the player could have little choice. For the record, Starc did not register for the 2022 auction citing bubble fatigue.
