The BCCI came down heavily on debutant Puducherry, cancelling the registration of some players for flouting eligibility criteria.
They were S.T. Xavier, Nikhilesh Surendran, Iqlas, Abdul Safar, Yash Jadhav, Sagar Trivedi, and Ashith Rajiv.
There were complaints about a lot of players using fake birth certificates, address proof and employment certificate to play for Puducherry.
The BCCI will, however, allow Puducherry to select replacement players for the current season.