BCCI President Sharad Pawar today said the Board will take a decision on
Kapil Dev's fate as the Chairman of National Cricket Academy at its upcoming
general body meeting.
"The Board will take a decision on the (Kapil Dev) matter", said
Pawar while referring to the former captain who had decided to align with rebel
Indian Cricket League.
"The Board's general body meeting has been called where
this issue will be discussed among a host of other issues," Pawar told
reporters after inaugurating a cricket pavilion at Nadiad town of Kheda district
of Gujarat.
Kapil has said there was nothing wrong in joining ICL and had
dared the BCCI to sack him from the NCA Chairmanship.
Asked if BCCI will recognise any exceptional talent coming
out of ICL in the future, Pawar categorically denied.
"It is a simple thing. According to our constitution, a player who has
played in the cricket associations (affiliated with the BCCI) can only represent
the country," he said.
"Those who will play for the country, will either be from
the state associations or on behalf of BCCI," he said.
Asked if the rebel ICL League was a threat to the BCCI, Pawar
said "in this country people are interested in seeing new and young players
playing cricket." "People might come for a day to watch retired cricketers
play but they will not come every day," he remarked taking a dig at ICL
which has signed retired cricket players.
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