According the reports, IPL franchise owners may take action through the BCCI and they could be recommending to ban some international players who fail to keep their contracts by leaving without legitimate reasons after being bought during auctions.
This issue is expected to be discussed at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 31st at 7:30 PM in Mumbai, between IPL franchise owners and BCCI. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) called their players back to international service before the playoffs in the IPL 2024 season.
Following a significant controversy surrounding the situation, Jos Buttler, who is England’s captain for white-ball matches and is also associated with the Rajasthan franchise in the IPL, expressed that there should be no bilateral international fixtures taking place during this T20 league.
In the past, the franchises were not convinced by the reason given for pulling out of IPL by personalities such as Jason Roy, Alex Hales and Wanindu Hasaranga. In the report by Cricbuzz, it is likely that on Wednesday’s significant meeting between BCCI and franchise owners, issues pertaining to defaulting foreign cricketers may be discussed.
Recently, the BCCI CEO held private meetings with officials from IPL franchises revealing their complaints against rogue players who left the tournament without a valid reason. Some of them suggested banning those players who do not adhere to any professional etiquette from the IPL.
BCCI Meeting With IPL Franchise Owners: Main Discussion Topics
On Wednesday in Mumbai, there are going to be discussions between BCCI officials and IPL team owners on several pertinent issues regarding the IPL 2025 mega auction and tournament rules. Reports indicate that the auction purse could be the main agenda for the important meeting.
Currently, the maximum amount that each franchise can use for player purchasing is ₹100 crore. It is said that franchises are looking up to BCCI for an increase in this limit.
The most important meeting for the next 5 years of @IPL .@BCCI Officials & IPL team owners.
Discussion on
-Mega auction
-Retention
-Salary cap
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Additionally, the Impact Player rule is something that will most likely be talked about during the meeting since it is something that has brought different opinions among fans and critics. A number of players including India’s Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel have confessed that they do not like this rule as it reduces the effectiveness of an all-rounder.
One of the issues that might be raised in the meeting between BCCI and franchises is the limit on player retention per franchise. Currently, each team can hold on to four players at most. Some franchise owners are advocating for more than this while others seem to prefer keeping things as they are.
Finally, there is a suggestion that if any discussion should take place, it should consider the Right To Match card (RTM).
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