“A few domestic and overseas players and support staff have approached us with an application to be released from ICL to pursue cricket with the state associations. The same was due to the announcement made by the BCCI offering to take the players back into their fold.
“ICL has been set up for development of cricket to unearth and nurture young talent for the game and if certain players wish to go back to BCCI fold we will not stop them nor would we ever wish to exercise contractual authority to stall their dreams,” the ICL executive board said in a statement.
The recession-hit event has been getting several requests for release after the BCCI announced it would take back players if they terminate their contracts with the ‘rebel’ league. The ICL said it does not have any problem releasing the players. “We wish them the best for their promising careers and would hope that there would be no victimisation of the innocent.”
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