BCCI issues 10-point diktat for players as coach seeks to end “Star Culture”
Cracking the whip on the Indian cricket team's "star culture", the BCCI on Thursday (January 16, 2025) unveiled a 10-point policy to promote "discipline and unity", making domestic cricket mandatory, imposing restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and banning individual commercial endorsements during ongoing series. It is learnt that the restrictions were sought by head coach Gautam Gambhir in a review meeting of the team's recent poor run.
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