The Indian cricket board has nipped the Karnataka Premier League’s grand plans in the bud.
The Indian cricket board has nipped the Karnataka Premier League's grand plans in the bud.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India said it cannot allow the Karnataka State Cricket Association to hire players from outside the state for its own Twenty20 league planned on the lines of the Indian Premier League.
The BCCI working committee denied permission on three grounds. First, a franchise-based, televised T20 league will result in a dilution of the IPL.
Second, every player will prefer to play in other states than in his home state. Third, mushrooming of T20 leagues might affect Test cricket.
The KSCA, however, has been given clearance to hire Karnataka players taking part in other states.
Constitutionally, a state association does not need permission to have a tournament inside its jurisdiction, but it needs BCCI clearance if it wants to hire or invite players from outside the state.
"The BCCI doesn't come into the picture as long as it is a state tournament," board secretary N Srinivasan said. "If a state association hires players from other states, the board's permission is needed. And we have said no."
The KSCA, however, appears to be in no mood to relent. Having sold teams to franchisees, it has decided to go ahead with the league.
"There is no change of plan," KSCA secretary and former Test player Brijesh Patel told DNA. "We will go ahead with the tournament." The players' auction is scheduled to be held in Bangalore on Friday.
Patel saw no reason for other state associations to worry. "Where is the problem? I will not allow any player unless I get an NOC from their respective states," the chief executive officer of Royal Challengers Bangalore said.
"It would be a breeding ground for the IPL. The IPL teams would see the talent before hiring them," he claimed.
Meanwhile, as reported by DNA, the BCCI has given a year's notice to the state associations that lack their own grounds. "We will stop matches and grants after a one-year cooling-off period," said a BCCI official.
In other decisions, also reported earlier by DNA, the board granted the All-India Football Federation an assistance of Rs25 crore to be paid over a period of two years.
The BCCI also decided to start three new coaching centres. Mumbai, Mohali and Chennai will have batting, bowling, and wicket-keeping coaching centres, respectively. Coaches for the centres will be hired on an annual retainership. The centres are likely to be opened in September.
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