(Representational Image)In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has relaxed the one-year rule for wards of government employees to be considered local players. Henceforth, children of government employees on transfer are eligible to play as local players on submission of the parent’s transfer order and the Aadhaar card of the player with the new address. However, according to an email communication to all state associations on October 13, the CoA has decided to relax rules for wards of government employees. The Puducherry Cricket Association raised a query whether the new rule would apply to government employees or only their children. Now, things have taken a turn again with the new rule brought in by the CoA, according to which wards of government employees who have been transferred only recently can also play for those respective states.

Source: Indian Express October 15, 2018 19:18 UTC