Solve problems in 30 days: BCCI to Kochi IPL

Nagpur : The Indian cricket board on Wednesday gave a last chance to the owners of Kochi’s Indian Premier League (IPL) team by giving them a 30-day deadline to solve all their internal issues failing to which the franchise will be terminated.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar, after the Governing council meeting in Nagpur, said that the Kochi franchise’s breach was a remedial one and not like that of the other two teams Rajasthan Royals and the Kings XI Punjab.
“The Governing Council received replies from two parties, the Rendezvous group and the other co-owners, and they both felt that the dispute still exists,” said Manohar.

Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals were ousted earlier this month due to several violations of their contract with the BCCI.

“This not an intermediary breach that has been committed like in the case of Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab so that is why they have been given 30 days time to remedy this,” said Manohar.

“According to me the two cases are altogether are different. As far as Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab are concerned there was transfer of ownership, but as far as Kochi is concerned, there is no transfer of ownership. Therefore, 30 days time for the agreement has been given,” he said.

“The Governing Council has invoked clause 12 (1) and given them a 30 days notice that in case they don’t remedy these disputes in the 30 days, the franchise would stand cancelled on the 31st day,” he said.