Former India great issues stern warning to BCCI, check why

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has sent a warning to BCCI over their fresh diktat on domestic cricket participation.

Following the announcement, many star Indian cricketers made themselves available for the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy after the tournament resumed following the white-ball season on January 23. However, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul skipped their respective matches due to injury. 

While Kohli claimed to have suffered a neck sprain, the Karnataka batter claimed to have incurred an elbow injury.

However, Gavaskar warned BCCI that getting a medical certificate has now become easy. According to Gavaskar, if injury is the reason behind skipping a game, they should report to the National Cricket Academy with BCCI’s medical team to decide the degree of the blow.

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“More interesting would be what action the BCCI takes if they don’t play. Were they injured? Getting a medical certificate for an ‘injury’ is child’s play, and if they are injured, did they go to the NCA for treatment and recovery, as Nitish Reddy was sent the moment he had that side strain?” asked Gavaskar.

“Isn’t that the practice for the BCCI-contracted players, that as soon as there’s an injury, they have to report to the NCA, and only after the BCCI experts there certify them as fit can they resume playing for India? For all we know, these players might have opted out of the earlier games for non-injury reasons. We shall soon find out,” he added.