MUMBAI: The Mumbai Indians might have splurged Rs 17. 50 crore on Australian allrounder Cameron Green within the IPL public sale however the cricketer shall be accessible to play solely as a batsman within the event until April 13, due to Cricket Australia‘s workload administration coverage pointers for pacers that franchises should observe.
On the morning of the public sale, BCCI‘s CEO and IPL COO Hemang Amin wrote in a communication (TOI has a duplicate) to the ten franchises: “Cricket Australia has informed this morning that Cameron Green (player No. 8) will be fully available. However, if he features in all the four Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Green will not be able to bowl for four weeks from the conclusion of the fourth Test scheduled from 9th March to 13th March, 2023.”
The 23-year-old Green, who was the second-highest earner within the IPL public sale, is at present nursing an injured finger which has dominated him out of the third Test between Australia and South Africa starting on Wednesday.
BCCI’s workload assertion makes franchises anxious
Meanwhile, IPL franchisees have been left “anxious” following a BCCI assertion that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) will monitor the workload of gamers shortlisted for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India in November.
“Keeping in mind the Men’s FTP and preparations for ICC CWC 2023, the NCA will work in tandem with the IPL franchisee to monitor the targeted Indian players participating in the IPL 2023,” the BCCI mentioned.
While the franchises do present stories on the India gamers’ workloads throughout the IPL, that is the primary time that the BCCI has talked about the NCA’s involvement. “Like the other boards (specifically England’s cricket board and Cricket Australia), the BCCI should have spelt this out before the IPL auction, so that franchises could have planned accordingly,” a franchise official mentioned.
On the morning of the public sale, BCCI‘s CEO and IPL COO Hemang Amin wrote in a communication (TOI has a duplicate) to the ten franchises: “Cricket Australia has informed this morning that Cameron Green (player No. 8) will be fully available. However, if he features in all the four Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Green will not be able to bowl for four weeks from the conclusion of the fourth Test scheduled from 9th March to 13th March, 2023.”
The 23-year-old Green, who was the second-highest earner within the IPL public sale, is at present nursing an injured finger which has dominated him out of the third Test between Australia and South Africa starting on Wednesday.
BCCI’s workload assertion makes franchises anxious
Meanwhile, IPL franchisees have been left “anxious” following a BCCI assertion that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) will monitor the workload of gamers shortlisted for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India in November.
“Keeping in mind the Men’s FTP and preparations for ICC CWC 2023, the NCA will work in tandem with the IPL franchisee to monitor the targeted Indian players participating in the IPL 2023,” the BCCI mentioned.
While the franchises do present stories on the India gamers’ workloads throughout the IPL, that is the primary time that the BCCI has talked about the NCA’s involvement. “Like the other boards (specifically England’s cricket board and Cricket Australia), the BCCI should have spelt this out before the IPL auction, so that franchises could have planned accordingly,” a franchise official mentioned.