India, Nov. 14 -- There may yet be breathing room for certain short-format franchise leagues like the ILT20 and MLC. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to push back on recommendations from its franchise league review group, one recommendation is to limit overseas player presence to 4 in the playing eleven. The move would have hurt the two leagues in question considerably.

The ICC Chief Executives Committee meeting in Bali on Saturday discussed the review group's recommendations, but, for now, any decision has been pushed back to the ICC board meeting on Sunday, HT learns. "Even in the board meeting, it is expected that there will only be discussions, the recommendations are unlikely to be implemented right away," a member pri...