BCCI sacks Kapil as NCA chairman

The Board for Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today sacked Kapil Dev as chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for aligning with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and also barred the defecting players from playing in international and domestic tournaments.

The decision to terminate the services of Kapil Dev, who heads ICL's executive board, was taken at BCCI's special general body meeting here.

NCA vice-chairman Ajay Shirke has been appointed as the acting chairman and a new appointment for the post will be made at the AGM on September 28, BCCI sources said.

The sources said that Kapil Dev's dismissal will come into effect
immediately and all the players who have aligned with ICL would be banned from playing for the country or for the states.

BCCI's stringent measures came a day after ICL announced its initial list of 51 players, which has West Indies batting great Brian Lara, former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq and three of his teammates -- Mohd Yousuf, Imran Farhat and Abdul Razzaq -- as the star attractions.

South African cricketers Lance Klusener and Nicky Boje were among the seven overseas recruits for the multi-million dollar league, funded by media baron Subhash Chandra.

Kapil's term as NCA Chairman was to end in September this year.

The sources said the BCCI proposal to amend the constitution for appointing a president-elect has been approved by the special meeting.