BCCI today ruled out participation in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi stating
a busy schedule of the Indian team under the ICC's Future Tours Programme.
The BCCI Working Committee also formed a sub-committee
to deal with players' contract but there was no discussion on nominating its
chief Sharad Pawar as the consensus candidate for the post of president
of International Cricket Council.
"The working committee discussed the invitation to take part in the 2010
Commonwealth Games and felt that the Future Tours Programme as it stands now
is too crowded and would not lend itself to participate in the Games,"
BCCI treasurer N. Srinivasan told reporters after the meeting.
On the issue of players' contract, Srinivasan said a committee
had been formed comprising himself, I.S. Bindra, Shashank Manohar, Secretary
Niranjan Shah and Chief Adminstrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty
to finalise the details.
"At this moment I can't say what the parameters will be but we will try
to find the right balance. The board members were concerned with the performance
of the team and felt that players should be motivated to do well," the
official said.
Manohar had said after the Indian team's massive loss in the
first ODI in South Africa that the players should not get even a single
penny as match fees.
The pension of the former Test cricketers was also decided Rs. 35 thousand
at meet.
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