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The Twenty20 Cup starts tomorrow with counties fearing legal action from any of their players they ban for signing up with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
The cup finalists will qualify for the £5 million Champions League, featuring the top domestic sides from around the world.
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But counties who employ players who have signed contracts with the ICL will not be eligible for the tournament - unless they agree to drop their ICL players.
The compromise is expected to be rubber-stamped by the International Cricket Council in Dubai this month.
If approved it would mean the likes of Lancashire’s Stuart Law and Shane Bond, of Hampshire, missing out on the huge win bonuses on offer in the Champions League.
Some counties have little choice but to select ICL players as they will be so weak otherwise.
advertisementSome counties have taken legal advice and been warned that they could face action if they bar a player from their Champions League side.
“If we do the banning then it us down to us,” said one chief executive.
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