BCCI must give ICL players a second chance

Harsha Bhogle, writing in the Indian Express, calls upon the BCCI to revoke its ban on ICL players for the larger interest of Indian cricket, particularly after the league, hit by recession and the absence of Pakistan players, was cancelled after it was initially scheduled to be held in March.

This is the time for the IPL and BCCI to show how large their heart is; to throw a lifeline and say “come on, young men, come back and play cricket”. If the ICL decides that it is getting unviable to continue, will these cricketers never play cricket again? Wouldn’t that be inhuman? Other players in the past have romanced with apartheid regimes, no less, and returned.
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he establishment has to take care of them in the larger interest of Cricket in India. Children take their own decisions but parents can never shut their door on them forever. This is the time for the victor to be magnanimous, to offer a hand of support, to allow them to feel the excitement and earn a living.