NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board has  warned players to keep away from a new private domestic  tournament barely a month after the end of a major row over  another unofficial league.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not  given an approval for a T10 Gully Cricket tournament, as is  being claimed by the organisers of the same,” board secretary N.  Srinivasan said in a statement yesterday.

“No current or former player registered with the BCCI should  associate himself with the event.”

Last month, the BCCI and other national boards revoked  suspensions on players after they quit the unofficial Twenty20  Indian Cricket League (ICL).

The BCCI issued the warning after Sandeep Patil and Madan  Lal, who both have just quit ICL, and Saba Karim attended the  T10 event launch in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The board also decided not to allow foreign players in  India’s domestic tournaments from the next season, reversing a  decision taken two years ago to raise the standard of matches.

The move is seen as a bid to help the 72 players who were  granted amnesty after they quit the ICL.

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