Indian cricket board threatening foreign players over joining Kashmir Premier League
Indian cricket board threatening foreign players over joining Kashmir Premier League
(Web Desk) - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is sending warnings to cricket boards over allowing their players to take part in in the upcoming first edition of Kashmir Premier League (KPL).
According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), the officials of the Indian Cricket Board have contacted the officials of the English and African Cricket Boards and gave the message to stop the players from participating in the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) to be held in Azad Kashmir.
Taking to Twitter, former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif said that BCCI will not allow those foreign cricketers to work in India, who will participate in KPL, which is going to start from August 6 in Muzaffarabad.
“The @BCCI is warning cricket boards that if there former players took part in Kashmir Premier League, they won’t be allowed entry in India or allowed to work in Indian cricket at any level or in any capacity. Gibbs, Dilshan, Monty Panesar & several others have been selected in KPL,” tweeted Latif.
— Rashid (@iRashidLatif68) July 30, 2021
Former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs, ex-Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan along with four former England players have been drafted among the six teams of KPL.
Meanwhile, Muzaffarabad Tigers owner, Arshad Khan Tanoli, confirmed that Dilshan will participate in complete tournament.
