Internet Desk: BCCI has taken a shocking decision by dismissing the NOC certificate of Yusuf Pathan, who was set to play a T-20 tournament overseas as the first male cricketer. This turns out to be a sad news for all Yusuf fans. Some big names like Michael Clarke and Kumar Sangakkara will play in the tournament.
The same kind of incident took place when few months ago Dinesh Karthik urged for NOC certificate in order to play cricket in Caribbean Premier League. Anyhow, Yusuf was not available for comment, but Karthik made it clear that, Board surely has investigated his application.
However, MV Sridhar, the BCCI’s game development manager has stated that had this been a league and not a tournament, Pathan could have made his way up to play in Hong Kong. “League would mean franchises, league would mean auctions, league would mean players being requested and paid according to their capabilities — there’s a lot of difference,” Sridhar had said.
“Indian players have a brand name. Indian players playing in league will attract Indian viewers. It would also mean that our sponsors too want to invest in other leagues. That is why we will be not allowing any Indian players to be part of any leagues,” a BCCI official stated.