Mumbai, Dec. 3: The Bombay High Court on Friday extended the deadline for the IPL franchisees to sign up their respective marquee players till December 8.
The High Court passed the order during the hearing of petitions filed by Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab against termination of its contracts by the BCCI.
Each franchisee can sign up four players from its squad. The BCCI had set a deadline of December 6 for submitting list of signed up marquee players.
Kings XI on Thursday said that deadline must be deferred, because at present players would not be willing to negotiate with it, since the franchise’s contract with BCCI stands terminated.
Rajasthan Royals has secured a stay on its termination of from independent arbitrator Justice B.N. Srikrishna, which the BCCI has challenged before the High Court. Kings XI, on the other hand, could not get relief in arbitration, as Justice Srikrishna recused himself.