IPL teams push for mandatory registration of player agents

Registering players’ agents is among the key demands raised by IPL franchises as the BCCI prepares to frame a fresh set of rules and regulations for the next season, sources told CricBlogger. Incidentally, this was one of the recommendations of the Lodha committee that is still to be implementated by BCCI.

Drawing parallels with systems followed by leading cricket boards such as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia, a prominent IPL franchise has urged the BCCI to introduce a formal registration mechanism for player agents to bring greater transparency and accountability to the ecosystem.

At present, there is no centralized record of which agents represent which players in the IPL. Even in the case of BCCI-contracted cricketers, there is no official database detailing their representatives, business partners, or the manner in which they operate. Franchises believe a structured registration process would help create a more transparent and regulated environment for all stakeholders involved.

There should also be a mechanism to monitor what is being published on social media by players and the various activities undertaken by IPL-contracted cricketers during the season. The issue gained prominence during the 2026 IPL when a franchise complained to the BCCI that a cricketer’s girlfriend had passed on sensitive information to outsiders, prompting the board to take note of the matter.

“There has to be a system to ensure things function in a more transparent and professional manner and to avoid bitterness later,” a franchise official said.

The official further added that players who engage public relations agencies or external media consultants should be required to disclose such arrangements, with the information being available in the public domain for the sake of transparency.