Eight senior players of domestic debutants Puducherry had their registration cancelled by the BCCI on the eve of their Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Uttarakhand, for allegedly flouting eligibility criteria, PTI reported on Thursday (September 20).
VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY, 2018
BCCI cancels registration of eight Puducherry players
BCCI took action following complaints raised against Puducherry © AFP
Consequently, Puducherry added seven replacements to their squad overnight and were forced to field a new-look team without any of the eight expelled players - Shashank Singh, ST Xavier, Nikhilesh Surendran, Iqlas N, Abdul Safar VS, Yash Jadhav, Sagar Trivedi, Ashith Rajiv.
The parent body was acting on several complaints against the Puducherry side after their opening game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Manipur on Wednesday. The concerns raised targeted the number of players
