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BCCI issues notice to Dinesh Karthik for visiting Trinbago Knight Riders dressing room
Karthik, 34, was last seen playing for India at the World Cup in England, as a specialist batsman in their semi-final loss to New Zealand.
India wicket-keeper batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik has been issued a notice by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the board was informed that he was present in the Trinbago Knight Riders dressing room with coach Brendon McCullum - also the new coach of the Indian Premier League outfit Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
According to reports in espncricinfo It is understood that Karthik was issued the notice, signed by BCCI chief executive officer Rahul Johri, on Friday and has been given a week to respond. It is understood the three-person Committee of Administrators will adjudicate on the matter once Karthik's response comes in.
While it isn't clear if it was a normal visit to the dressing room or there was some planning going on for the next season of the IPL, Karthik's fate depends on how the Committee of Administrators (CoA) look at the whole matter.
Both the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise and IPL franchise KKR are owned by Shah Rukh Khan. But the BCCI is very clear that the Indian players should have nothing to do with foreign T20 leagues.
Karthik, 34, was last seen playing for India at the World Cup in England, as a specialist batsman in their semi-final loss to New Zealand. Since then, Karthik has been dropped from the ODI and T20I squads and turned up in one Tamil Nadu Premier League match. He was, however, appointed captain of Tamil Nadu for the Vijay Hazare Trophy which is set to begin from September 24.
