SC rejects provision for outstation players in TNPL

Ranjit Kumar, the leading lawyer representing TNPL, said that outstation players should be allowed to participate in the tournament by submitting NOCs purchased from their respective cricket badociations. © Agencies

The third edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League will continue. by time but players registered with cricket badociations outside Tamil Nadu will not be allowed to participate in the tournament, the Supreme Court being judged Wednesday, July 11.

According to a PTI report, a bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Mishra confirmed the decision of the Board of Directors, which issued a directive stating that BCCI's constitution did not allow for the participation of players in the company. Outstation at tournaments organized by another badociation.

Ranjit Kumar, the leading attorney comparing for TNPL, said that outstation players should be allowed to participate in the tournament with them by submitting objection certificates obtained from their respective cricket badociations.

However, Parag Tripathi, the lead counsel representing CoA, countered the bid by referring to BCCI's draft constitution. in a state tournament.

The decision comes as a setback for TNPL, which had plans in place to allow each franchise to include up to two players outside the state. The proposal was discussed at the BCCI SGM on June 22, but the meeting was deemed invalid by the CoA, which instructed council officials not to implement the resolutions pbaded at the meeting.

The 2018 edition of the TNPL includes eight teams, begins today with Dindigul Dragons fighting Ruby Trichy Warriors at Tirunelveli

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