MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia on Wednesday said it will grant No Objection Certificates to its IPL-bound players on a “case-by-case” basis.
Players’ agents have indicated that unless there are injury concerns, there shouldn’t be any issue in granting NOCs as the event will be organised during CA’s official break, in April, PTI reports.
“We have, obviously, got precedent on that from the IPL last year. We have got, obviously, the IPL, if you like, (has) proven its bio-security protocols,” CA interim CEO Nick Hockley was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald.
“As and when applications are made, we will consider each of those case-by-case, on their merits,” he added.
Nine Australian players, including white-ball captain Aaron Finch, Smith and Glenn Maxwell, have been released by their respective franchises and will be up for grabs in the February 18 IPL auction.
Although the dates of next IPL are yet to be officially confirmed, April 11 is the date doing the media rounds. What is not in dispute is that the BCCI is keen to start the tournament from the second week of April. The event is expected to be played in a stringent bio-secure environment with the matches confined to a limited number of venues.
