The Indian cricket board is hopeful that a solution would emerge out of today's
crucial meeting between the board and the senior players to settle the players'
contract issue.
"We hope to find a solution to the contract issue. Players have some reservation
which will be discussed at the meeting today and whatever is the outcome, it will
be put before the working committee meeting tomorrow," BCCI secretary
Niranjan Shah said.
Four senior members of the side- captain Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly
Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble - will meet the three-member
committee of the board in the afternoon to sort out the contract issue.
The BCCI committee consisted of Vice President Shashank Manohar, Treasurer N Srinivasan and former president I S Bindra.
Shah and BCCI's Chief Administrative Manager Prof Ratnakar
Shetty would also be part of the parley with the senior players.
The contracts, due from October 1 last year, could not be signed
before the team went for the World Cup in early March and then the BCCI
cracked the whip on players' endorsements by putting a cap on them.
The cap on endorsements has been a bone of contention between the two parties
while the proposed flat retainership fee of Rs five lakh for all players irrespective
of their seniority has also sparked resentment.
The outcome of the meeting would be discussed at the BCCI's
all-powerful Working Committee in Delhi tomorrow.
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