Announcement of Champions Trophy team withheld

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has withheld the announcement of the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka next month pending communication from the International Cricket Council regarding players' contracts.

The national selection committee met in Mumbai on Monday to finalise the 14-member squad for the September 12 to 29 tournament, but board secretary Niranjan Shah said the team would only be announced after an ICC communication, stating its stand on players endorsements, is received.

Shah said, "The BCCI is yet to receive any communication from the ICC regarding the players' contracts and, hence, we are not going to divulge the team for the ICC Champions Trophy. However, we will pick the team today but not give it to the media for official reasons."

However, according to a BCCI office-bearer, the following 14 were selected: Sourav Ganguly (capt), Rahul Dravid (vice-capt and wicket-keeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Virender Shewag, V V S Laxman, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble and Murali Kartik.

Given below are the conflicting clauses in the proposed players' contracts for the ICC Champions Trophy:

1.The squad member agrees upon request by ICC Development International (IDI) and without charge to execute all further documents and do any further acts as are necessary to give full effect to the content of these Player Terms; in particular (but without limitation) the Squad Member agrees to execute assignments and or formal licenses or waivers (as applicable) in favour of IDI, Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) and/or Licensees.

2.The Squad Member agrees that IDI shall be entitled to assign and/or sub-license the rights set out in paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 above to GCC and/or Licensees as appropriate.

3.The Squad Member shall not (from 30 days before the first Match until 30 days after the last Match in the Event), directly or indirectly allow his name, voice, image, likeness or other representation to be used either.

(A) in any advertising or endorsement; or
(B) For any commercial purpose;

In any media whatsoever by or on behalf of a competitor of, or any product of any competitor of any Official Sponsor, Global Partner or Official Supplier or which in either case involves a direct or indirect association with the Event and/or which seeks to exploit (whether implicitly or explicitly) any connection therewith without the prior written approval of IDI.

For the avoidance of doubt the above prohibition shall cover (without limitation) the appearance of Squad Members in advertisements endorsements or other commercial activities wearing Team Kit, Team Uniform, Practice Kit or other national kit or any clothing confusingly similar to any of the foregoing.

4. Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 13 above, the Squad Member shall not take part in, co-operate with or assist any other party to undertake activities which amount to ambush marketing in relation to the Event or the Commercial Rights.

5. The Squad Member will co-operate with IDI and GCC (as IDI may reasonably require) to avoid any conflict between the Commercial Rights and the Squad Member's interests, including but not limited to conflicts involving the rights or actions of any Sponsor of the Squad Member. In the event of any such conflict arising, the Squad Member shall, upon becoming aware thereof take all steps reasonably necessary to avoid or alleviate conflict so as to avoid any adverse effect to the value of the Commercial Rights.

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