Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge on Monday asked the BCCI on social media, whether it has been able to ‘locate’ the money that the now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) owes him for playing for them in IPL 2011 edition.
The 46-year-old had played 14 games for KTK, scoring 285 runs at an average of 35.63. He was bought by Kochi Tuskers for USD 425,000 at the 2010 auction. As per Hodge’s tweet, it looks like the Kochi Tuskers still owe the Australian more than USD 127,000.
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“Players are still owed 35% of their money earned from ten years ago from the @IPL representing Kochi tuskers. Any chance @BCCI could locate that money?,” Hodge tweeted.
The Kochi Tuskers Kerala which was owned by a consortium of companies was expelled after just one season for defaulting on an annual payment of Rs 155.3 crores in 2011. Players like Ravindra Jadeja, Parthiv Patel and Mahela Jayawardena played for the franchise in what was the only 10-team IPL edition in history till now.
KTK had failed to pay the bank guarantee per year, which led to their termination from the cash-rich league. One of the co-owners of the franchise, Rendezvous Sports World had dragged BCCI to the Bombay High Court, which ordered the Indian board to pay the franchise Rs 550 crore.
