‘It’s not a punishment, just rules’ – Agarkar defends BCCI’s 10-point player guidelines

The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s new set guidelines for its players, following the series defeat against Australia, has been making headlines over the last couple of days. While captain Rohit Sharma chose not to react on the issue since there hasn’t been any official word from the Board, it seemed, he had reservations about certain clauses in the 10-point disciplinary guidelines and indicated that he would take up the matter with the newly-elected secretary Devajit Saikia. We have seen in the last few months the need for some changes, more bonding in the team,” Agarkar said, responding to the 10-point BCCI guidelines for national men’s team players. “But, at the end of the day, you’re eventually representing your country and there are certain things that you inherently follow as every team does.