West Indies players to feature in 2015 IPL
Mumbai: The IPL Governing Council has decided against taking any action on the West Indies players and will allow them to be part of their respective franchises during the 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Several members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were reportedly angry with the West Indian players for abandoning the Indian tour due to their pay dispute with their players association. They wanted the BCCI to teach the players a lesson by banning them for at least one season of the cash-rich tournament.
However several other members felt that the players were not at fault for the decision to withdraw from the tour and hence couldn't be punished. The governing council, which met today, has finally taken a stand, allowing the West Indian players to continue playing for their respective franchises.
"West Indies players will be playing in IPL," said the T20 league's chairman Ranjib Biswal, after the Working Committee meeting.
However, BCCI joint secretary and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association president, Anurag Thakur, said that a formal announcement regarding the West Indies players' IPL participation will be made later.
Meanwhile the Twenty20 tournament is scheduled to kickstart on April 9, 2015 just after the ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
"IPL-8 will begin from April 9 next year and the franchises will get 11 days for preparation of the T20 league after the end of the World Cup," a member of the IPL Governing Council told PTI.
He also said that the franchises have asked for compensation for hosting IPL 7 in the UAE. "The franchises have asked to compensate for the 15 days of IPL 7 held outside the country. The BCCI auditors will decide on the amount of compensation," he added.
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