India, Sept. 11 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday sought the central government's stand on whether young cricketers who are Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders should be allowed to participate in domestic tournaments organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

A division bench of chief justice Maheshchandra Tripathi and justice Advait Sethna said it was not against young OCI cardholders playing cricket in India and developing their careers, but allowing them to participate in tournaments organised by the BCCI, which governs Indian cricket, could have "wider implications". Therefore, it was necessary to take the central government's stand on the matter, the bench said.

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