We are not forcing fatigued cricketers to play: BCCI

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) on Monday denied receiving any complaint from
Indian cricketers about hectic scheduling and insisted that
the Board is not forcing them to play in case of fatigue or
injury.

"If any player is feeling tired or fatigued or if he
feels that he would not be able perform due to some illness
then he must inform the selector," BCCI Media and Finance
Committee chairman Rajiv Shukla told reporters outside the
Parliament.
"BCCI policy is very clear. We will give the player
rest. We are not forcing any player to participate in the
series," Shukla asserted.
Shukla was responding to recent reports that the Indian
players had sent an SOS to the Board, requesting it to cut
down on the matches and do away with meaningless series.
He denied that the BCCI has received such a letter and
rejected reports that the players are unhappy with the
scheduling.
"We have not received any letter from any player saying
that players are unhappy or complained about the schedule is
absolutely wrong. There is no truth in it," he said.
"The international calender is like that. But still we
are working it out," he added. PTI ARU
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