West Indies skipper Jason Holder will not participate in the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he had been denied a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). All centrally contracted players have to get this from their cricket boards to participate in leagues all over the world. Holder was pick by the Quetta Gladiators in the draft held on December 21, 2015. He has been denied the NOC by his board as they believe that his primary purpose is to serve West Indies cricket. According to WICB Chief Executive, Michael Muirhead, Holder signed a new retainer contract, according to which the board has the right to deny or grant him permission to play in overseas leagues, according to espncricinfo.com. READ: Jason Holder calls for equality for all international cricketers
“He is a retained player. So it gives us a right to say to a retained player, if you request a NOC in a time, that we have something geared towards the development of West Indies cricket, and then we have the right to say no to him,” said Muirhead. He also went on to say that Holder’s immediate job was to captain the Barbados team in their domestic 50-over competition. READ: Jason Holder backs Kevin Pietersen’s suggestion of having lucrative Test contracts
“We have our premier 50-over competition going on now and it is going to be played at the same time as the league (PSL). He is the captain of the Barbados team, which wants him to play. We need him in the region. It promotes cricket. It sends a sense of unity. It sends the right message,” Muirhead added. READ: Jason Holder all praise for Denesh Ramdin
It became clear that Holder will not participate in the PSL 2016, when he too to Twitter to mention that.
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