Rajiv Shukla said that now fans and outsiders will not be allowed to meet the players in the team bus or hotel. No unauthorized person will be allowed to contact the players either on the team bus or in the hotel. All these rules will be implemented in the next few days so that the transparency of IPL remains intact.
#WATCH | Lucknow | BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla says, “The BCCI is setting up new rules…The access that the players have will be controlled; unauthorized people will not be allowed to meet the players, neither in hotels nor on buses, to ensure the transparency of the IPL.” pic.twitter.com/SchEB9MsUp
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BCCI Vice President further said, new rules are being finalized. Now access to players will be regulated under the guidelines. Unauthorized people will not be allowed access to the players. Be it the team bus or hotel. These rules will be implemented in the next few days to maintain the transparency of IPL.
Earlier, the BCCI had handed over a 7-page guideline to all the 10 franchises, in which it had warned that there was a danger of players getting caught in the honey trap during the IPL. BCCI made it clear that to check whether the rules are being followed properly or not, the team will reach the dressing room, team hotel and make surprise checks at the places where players move.
Under the guidelines given to the franchise, no person will be able to enter the room of players or support staff without the approval of the team manager, no matter how close they are to the person concerned.
In a note sent to the franchises, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia has made it clear that the BCCI and IPL operations team will arrive to investigate to see whether the rules are being followed or not. Not only this, the team manager will have to maintain a list of those guests who will go to meet the players or support staff members after approval.
Let us tell you that last month, Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag was caught vaping inside the dressing room during the match against Punjab Kings. BCCI had then taken action against him and has made it clear in the new guidelines that strict action will be taken against whoever breaks the rules.
Devjit Saikia has made it clear in the guidelines sent to the franchisees that the information about smoking and vaping of e-cigarettes in the dressing room and restricted areas has reached us and make it clear that e-cigarettes and vaping are completely banned under Indian law. If any person does this on the field or inside the dressing room, then he is violating the BCCI as well as the law of the country and action can be taken against him under the prescribed provisions.
BCCI has also told the team owners that they will not come and talk to the players or managers in the dugout during the match.
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