In a sudden move, the BCCI on Friday terminated the contract of the debt-ridden Deccan Chargers, bringing an end to the suspense on the fate of the beleaguered Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.
The decision to terminate DC’s contract was taken at an emergency governing council meeting of the IPL in Chennai. BCCI President N Srinivasan took the final call to end Charger's contract after discussing the issue with other members, a top BCCI official said.
The decision, the BCCI said in a statement, was "only due to the absolute inability of the franchise to effectively run the team".
The BCCI added due to the "stated position of the Deccan franchise to refuse to rectify the various defaults including payments to players... a decision was taken to forthwith terminate the Deccan Chargers franchise".
Since May the board said it had "received repeated assurances that the overdue player fees would be paid; all of these promises have been unfulfilled".
BCCI's working committee will meet tomorrow to decide the future course of action.
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The decision to terminate DC’s contract was taken at an emergency governing council meeting of the IPL in Chennai. BCCI President N Srinivasan took the final call to end Charger's contract after discussing the issue with other members, a top BCCI official said.
The decision, the BCCI said in a statement, was "only due to the absolute inability of the franchise to effectively run the team".
The BCCI added due to the "stated position of the Deccan franchise to refuse to rectify the various defaults including payments to players... a decision was taken to forthwith terminate the Deccan Chargers franchise".
Since May the board said it had "received repeated assurances that the overdue player fees would be paid; all of these promises have been unfulfilled".
BCCI's working committee will meet tomorrow to decide the future course of action.
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