On Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to accept the unconditional apology of the Indian wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik as he had received a show-cause notice of violating his central contract by watching a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match from a participating team’s dressing room.
Soon after the notice, Karthik had submitted n “unconditional apology” for violating BCCI’s central contract clause by watching a Caribbean Premier League match from the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Trinbago Knight Riders’ dressing room. Talking about the same to PTI, a BCCI official has termed the issue as a ‘closed chapter’ as he said, “The BCCI has accepted Dinesh Karthik’s apology and the matter is now a closed chapter.”
Dinesh Karthik hanging out with Baz in the Knight Riders locker room, in their first CPL match. pic.twitter.com/YY1ZZbXfDm
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As per the central contract, Karthik, who has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and T20Is for India, should have taken permission from the BCCI before attending the match. His contract doesn’t allow him to have any association with any private league.
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He is the captain of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) but he was seen in a Trinbago Jersey, while watching the match from the dressing room, prompted the BCCI to issue a show-cause notice, asking why his central contract should not be canceled. The Red Chilies Entertainment and Knight Riders Sports Pvt, who own Kolkata in the IPL also own Trinbago in the Caribbean Premier League.
In his reply, the veteran cricketer had said that he went to Port of Spain on KKR coach Brendon McCullum’s request and watched the match wearing the TKR jersey on the New Zealander’s insistence. He also stated that he has not participated in anything in any capacity during his stay.
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Meanwhile, Karthik has been out of the India team after the ICC World Cup 2019 owing to poor performances. Thereafter, he played just one game in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). He was also dropped during India’s tour of the West Indies and hasn’t been picked for the T20I series versus South Africa as well.
