Reports | BCCI issue show-cause notice to Dinesh Karthik for attending CPL promo event

The sixth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) – the T20 league of the West Indies – got underway with the defending champions Trinbago taking on St Kitts in the opener on Wednesday. 34-year-old Karthik, already out-of-favour with the Indian fans after a dismal World Cup, is understood to have sought no permission from the Indian cricket board to attend the event in the West Indies. The BCCI obtained a screen-grab of Karthik seen wearing Trinbago Knight Riders jersey and relaxing in the dressing room alongside Brendon McCullum. 

"Yes, Dinesh Karthik has been issued a show-cause notice by the BCCI. We have received photographs where Karthik is seen in the dressing room of Trinbago Knight Riders. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has issued a show-cause notice asking him to explain why his central contract shouldn't be annulled," a senior BCCI official told PTI, on condition of anonymity.

"As a centrally contracted cricketer, Dinesh Karthik had no business being seen in a franchise league which is not IPL. His central contract prevents him from being associated with any private league as it has been the BCCI clause for all active first-class cricketers," the senior official said.

It is expected that Karthik would be tendering an unconditional apology before he turns up to represent Tamil Nadu in the National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which starts on September 24.