Domestic cricket is important, ban on ad shoots… BCCI's new strict policy for players

Cricket News Desk. The BCCI is in action mode after a clean sweep of the home Test series against New Zealand and then a 3-1 defeat to Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Especially after the unsuccessful performance of senior players. Now the board has taken strict steps and implemented a new policy for Indian players. Along with making it mandatory to play domestic cricket, it also prevents players from taking part in personal photoshoots or advertisements during any series or tour. Let us explain in detail what is there in this policy.

What's in the new policy?

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued a 10-point policy to promote 'discipline and unity' in the national cricket team. These include measures such as mandatory domestic cricket, ban on presence of family and personal staff on tours and ban on personal advertising during series. Players who fail to comply with this policy will face penalties, including deduction of their retainer fees from their central contracts and a ban from participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

If not accepted then action will be taken.

These instructions were issued after the team's poor performance on the Australia tour, before which they had to face defeat in the home series against New Zealand. The board has allowed only a two-week period for the players' families to stay with them during overseas tours. Apart from this, personal staff and commercial photo shoots have also been banned. The board's policy states, 'Any exceptions or deviations from this must be pre-approved by the Chairman of the Selection Committee and the Head Coach.' Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action as deemed appropriate by BCCI.

These issues are also included in the policy.

The policy also states that, 'BCCI reserves the right to take disciplinary action against the player, which may include debarring the player concerned from participating in all tournaments conducted by BCCI including IPL and withholding the retainer amount or match fees payable. Is. BCCI player. agreement. This may also include cuts. This document also states that from now on players will not be allowed to travel separately during the tour. Additionally, if the tour or match ends early, they will not be allowed to leave early.

In other news, former Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra has been appointed Ombudsman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Mishra will also serve as BCCI's ethics officer. He served as a judge in the Supreme Court from 7 July 2014 to 2 September 2020, after which he was appointed the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on 2 June 2021. He will hold this post till June 1, 2024.

Born on September 3, 1955 in Gwalior, Arun Mishra served as a judge in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Calcutta High Courts and delivered judgments in nearly 97,000 cases. On 25 October 1999, he was appointed judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Later on 26 November 2010, he was made the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. He was appointed Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 14 December 2012.

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