In an apparent bid to cut cost, the Kolkata Knight Riders team management "politely" asked five of the players, who are yet to feature in the side's 14-member squad in any match, to leave the team hotel. The players are Ranadeb Bose, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sourasish Lahiri, Yashpal Singh and Hokkaido. One of the players said they were "politely given the option of either staying at the team hotel or going home".

It was clear what the team management wants. Apparently coach John Buchanan feels that he has found his set combination and had no need for the fringe players," one of the players said.

"I did not expect this was coming. I was surprised when John said that we have to win more games and we have to concentrate on the first 11 or first 14. This is unfair on our part that we will not practice or play any game. So, it is better we go back and relax rather than staying with the side",said Ranadeb Bose, KKR player.

However, team owner Shah Rukh Khan justified this eviction and said that no player has been dumped and all of them continue to play for Kolkata Knight Riders. He said, "John has been feeling that there is not much time for all the twenty-three players to practice. We have to concentrate on the core team because ours is more spread out. Which is why we have constricted the team to lesser amount of people so that they can concentrate on practicising effectively with whatever little time they have in their hands. This is purely a technical decision by John Buchanan."

So, clearly, the franchisees are mainly concentrating on their returns rather than the team members needs.

Everyone should remember what Lalit Modi said about IPL during its inception.He said,"IPL will encourage young Indian playerts and it is a big oppurtunity for them".

It seems, Lalit and his IPL franchisees have lost their memory and certainly, these will not encourage young Indian players.