BCCI did not allow top 5 women players of their country to participate in the “Fairbreak Global Women’s T20 Invitational” tournament. The tournament will be played in Dubai from May 1 to 15.
According to sources, an official not associated with the BCCI said, 5 players of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team are Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma and Jemima Rodrigues. Jemimah Rodrigues) had signed the contract for this tournament in 2021, which BCCI has refused to grant NOC, ie.
It is worth noting that this event is going to start from May 1, while the Women’s Inter-State Championship (Women’s Inter-State Championship, 2022) under the BCCI will start from April 18. The knockout matches of this championship will be held from May 1. The BCCI believes that it is important for Indian women cricketers to participate in the domestic tournament as it will be the basis for qualifying for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, 2023. BCCI wants all its women cricketers to be available for the ‘Women’s T20 Challenge’ as well. This tournament will start from 24th May.
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BCCI has also not allowed GS Lakshmi for the tournament to be played in Dubai. Significantly, GS Lakshmi was the match referee in the final match of the ICC Women’s World Cup, 2022. There are speculations that Lakshmi will be made the match referee in the domestic T20 championship.
An official associated with the Dubai tournament said, “The organizers are a little disappointed that the BCCI has refused to allow its women cricketers to play in the event, which is recognized by the ICC. Its matches have also got international status. Significantly, India will be the only country in this tournament, which will not participate in this event. There is also no clash of dates between events.
It is worth noting that in the event of ‘Cricket Hongkong’ this event is being hosted by ‘UAE Cricket Board’. More than 90 women cricketers from 36 countries of the world will participate in this tournament. A total of 6 teams will play in this event.
– Vinay Kumar