The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally given its nod to the BCCI launched much-famed Indian Premier League (IPL), on the concluding day of its two-day Board meeting on Tuesday in Dubai, but after drawing some policies related to the mega-event as it has create furor in the world cricket due to involvement of sizeable moolah in it.
The ICC Board stressed that nation-versus-nation cricket should be given the highest possible priority as it is the lifeblood of Members and must always be.
However, ICC also said that IPL is a good concept and although the introduction of privately owned franchises introduced risks to the game but it also provided likely benefits.
In order to maintain abovementioned position, the ICC Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as the owner of the IPL, would sign a standard-form of contract with all the ICC Members reflecting the following principles:
• Each ICC Member will have an unfettered right in its absolute discretion to lodge an objection to a player from its country playing in the IPL
• This objection can be lodged up to two years after that player’s retirement
• All such objections will be respected by the IPL and its various franchises and the player in question will not be selected to play
• Bilateral commitments of Members will take precedence over IPL fixtures
• IPL will introduce a code of conduct, an anti-corruption code and an anti-doping code that comply with ICC regulations
Meanwhile no request has been made by the IPL or BCCI to adjust the ICC Future Tours Programme to accommodate IPL matches.
The ICC will monitor IPL’s progress over the next few years and work with the BCCI to ensure that it works in harmony with international cricket.
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