The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has begun pressure on foreign cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
According to media reports, after the ceasefire between Pakistan and India, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) announced the resumption of the IPL, but foreign cricketers from several countries, including Australia, declared their return as security fears.
The denial of foreign cricketers raised the Indian media and the board, after which the BCCI contacted other boards and increased the pressure to send the players.
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The BCCI directed the IPL Chief Operating Officer to contact all boards, including Australia and England, to address the players’ concerns.
Talking to the media, the Indian Cricket Board official said that all foreign boards are in touch and the franchisees are talking directly to their players to bring them back.
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Cricket Australia, on the other hand, said in a statement issued yesterday that the board would respect the players’ decision, if they want to go, no one will stop, but the team management has the right to decide on the players participating in the World Test Championship.
The board added that the Indian board was in touch with the security arrangements for its cricketers.
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It should be noted that the IPL has been announced to resume from May 17, the final of the event will be held on June 3 and the final of the ICC World Test Championship is to be played from June 11.
Meanwhile, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s wife and women’s team captain Elisa Haley, who represented Delhi Capitals in the IPL, had strongly criticized the match in the Dharma Shala of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Elsa Hailey said that due to lack of information, the players in Dharma Shala were in awe, I think Australian cricketers should now take assurance of security from the government for IPL matches in India.
