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Kashmir Premier League: BCCI urges ICC to not recognise KPL tournament

Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had slammed the BCCI for allegedly threatening foreign players who would be taking part in the KPL.

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A lot has been going on since the talks about the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) have been doing the rounds. However, with four days left for its start, the latest development saw the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asking the International Cricket Council (ICC) to not recognise the tournament.

The event which is scheduled to get underway from August 6, will see the likes of Shahid Afridi, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim and others will lead their respective teams in the championship.

According to the BCCI complaint, the issue revolves around the status of Kashmir as a disputed territory since the year 1947. The two neighbouring countries have been at loggerheads regarding Kashmir and both nations control parts of the region.

The two sides have also been involved in several wars which have only added to the political turmoil between them. This has even lead to no bilateral series since 2013 between the two cricket-crazy nations.

Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had slammed the BCCI for allegedly threatening foreign players who would be taking part in the KPL. Former South Africa cricketer Herschelle Gibbs too had lashed out at the Indian board.

Retired England skipper Monty Panesar, has, on the other hand, pulled out of the tournament as he wishes to pursue a sports media career in India.

The PCB who hit out at the BCCI said, "The PCB considers that the BCCI has brought the game into disrepute by issuing warnings to multiple ICC Members to stop their retired cricketers from featuring in the Kashmir Premier League, further threatening they will not be allowed entry into India for cricket-related work.

"Such conduct from the BCCI is completely unacceptable, against the preamble of the Spirit of Cricket, and sets a dangerous precedence, which can neither be tolerated nor ignored. The PCB will raise this matter at the appropriate ICC forum and also reserves the right to take any further action that is available to us within the ICC charter," the statement added.

Talking about the league, Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan, England's Matt Prior and Phil Mustard, and West Indies' Tino Best are few others players, who have been signed for the KPL. 

The tournament will see five teams - Mirpur, Kotli, Rawalkot, Bagh, Muzaffarabad - play the league named after cities in the region. A sixth team is formed of overseas cricketers. 

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