Under the new increased limits, each association can select a maximum of four outstation players - one of whom can be a foreigner - in their squads. The board reiterated, however, that although it has increased the limit on guest players by one, but only three of these players could figure on the final XI.
The BCCI's chief administrative officer, Ratnakar Shetty, told Cricinfo: “There was a request from a member association [to increase the player count]. After discussions, the count was increased from three to four, but the playing XI will continue to have three guest players only [as was the case till last season]. The format remains the same and now there is a clear definition about who qualifies as a foreign player".
According the board's new stipulations, a foreign player can only be selected if he has played a minimum of 10 Tests or 20 One Day Internationals. The BCCI added that the issue of foreign player's payments will be borne by the association in question since the contract will be between those two parties.
