NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has criticized the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) for altering its guidelines to accommodate MS Dhoni as an “uncapped participant” forward of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. In his column in Sportstar, Gavaskar raised alarm over the hovering salaries of uncapped gamers, cautioning that such strikes might injury the way forward for Indian cricket.
The BCCI revived a rule — scrapped in 2021 — that permits an Indian participant who hasn’t performed worldwide cricket in 5 years to be thought of “uncapped.” This enabled Chennai Tremendous Kings to retain Dhoni for Rs 4 crore beneath the uncapped participant class.
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“To accommodate Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who turned an uncapped participant earlier than the public sale final 12 months, the restrict was raised to Rs 4 crore,” Gavaskar famous, calling the transfer a disappointing instance of comfort over advantage.
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He additionally questioned the worth of splurging on untested expertise. “A complete lot of the gamers purchased for big quantities merely fade away as their starvation and drive are satiated… Indian cricket takes a little bit of a beating on the lack of any participant whether or not he has been profitable or not,” he wrote.
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“In all these years, it’s onerous to recall an uncapped participant purchased for big numbers who has justified his inclusion within the crew,” Gavaskar added, whereas noting that gamers usually carry out higher as soon as value and stress drop.
Gavaskar urged the BCCI to reverse the rule change and restrict salaries for uncapped gamers to safeguard Indian cricket’s long-term pursuits.
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