Cricket Australia on Saturday stated that No Objection Certificates will be granted to the players who will be part of the upcoming Indian Premier League. It further added that the players will be granted the certificates on a “case-by-case” basis. This development comes a day after CA postponed their tour to South Africa indefinitely which has almost put them out of contention for the slot in the ICC Test Championship Final slated to be played in January at the Lord’s.
Despite the cricketers pondering on their chances of participating in the IPL to be held in India, the players’ agents have confirmed that unless there are any injury woes it won’t be an issue to grant the NOCs to the IPL bound cricketers.
“We have, obviously, got precedent on that from the IPL last year. We have got, obviously, the IPL, if you like, (has) proven its bio-security protocols," CA interim CEO Nick Hockley was quoted as saying by 'Sydney Morning Herald'.
"As and when applications are made, we will consider each of those case-by-case, on their merits," he further added.
With the T20 World Cup slated to be played in India later this year, it would be a perfect dress rehearsal for all foreign players to have a taste of India before the big event. They have very slim chances of going through to the final of the ICC Test Championship but theoretically, they still stand with a chance.
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