IPL may not keen to sign Oz players

IPL may not keen to sign Oz players
The outcome of Australian Team too adamant to fight the case of Andrew Symonds racial slur by Bhajji will have its tolls in relation to India and Australia future game itinerary. Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke put in expressions of interest for the league, for their earning anything between USD 300,000 and USD 500,000. BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi has warned Australian may have more “casualties” when IPL franchise owners start recruiting players as the world champions’ reputation has taken a severe beating in the ugly episode in Sydney.

Modi said Australian cricketers’ popularity has gone down “dramatically” in India and that has made franchise owners a bit apprehensive about having them on board.

“We sincerely hope there is no impact on their involvement in the IPL. It will be for the team owners to decide. But there definitely will be some casualties from the feedback we are getting,” Modi told a leading Australian daily.

“Other nations who we play less with currently want to increase the number of matches we play with them,” Modi said.

“We will need to balance this in the Future Tours Program. We cannot increase the number of games India plays in total. So we will have to play less with some and more with others,” he added.
Modi, however, maintained that the BCCI would abide by ICC regulations and rubbished suggestions that the Indian Board was flexing its financial muscle to get things done.

“No one country can run the game. We have to all collectively run the game. Unlike in the past, the future for cricket will be best served if all have a voice,” he said.

“(The BCCI) definitely respects the ICC. It has a big role to play and will continue to be good for the game,” he added.