The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in its Working Committee at the Cricket Centre yesterday decided to float two new tenders to replace Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). The new tenders for teams will be for only two years once CSK and RR serve the two-year suspension from the Indian Premier League (IPL), a punishment meted out by Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee.


Cricket Association of Bengal chief Sourav Ganguly after the meeting

However, there is no clarity on the fate of CSK and RR players as yet. It is learnt that the players associated with Chennai and Rajasthan will go into the auction, but questions linger whether the likes of India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina (both CSK stars) and Ajinkya Rahane (RR) would like to play for any other franchisee.