Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya reserved his comments on the signing of the World Cup contract by Indian cricketers, saying he would speak only after ascertaining all the facts.

"I will not say anything today; first let me ascertain all the facts," Dalmiya said when approached for comment on the report that all 15 members of India's World Cup squad had signed the Players' Terms in New Zealand.

Asked whether the players signed the forms on instruction from the BCCI, Dalmiya replied: "I will answer all your queries tomorrow."

According to a report from Auckland, the Indian players signed the Players' Terms after declaring their non-acceptance to a few contentious clauses in it.

Dalmiya had been negotiating with the International Cricket Council to extract concessions in the terms before the matter hit a dead end. 

He resigned from the ICC World Cup Contract Committee on December 30 with the Indian board deciding to go for compulsory non-binding mediation in South Africa on the issue as per the Playing Nations Agreement.

As per the PNA, the deadline for signing the Players' Terms contract is January 14.

The Indian cricketers had earlier rejected the Players' Terms as it clashed with their pre-existing contracts, following which the BCCI took up their matter with the ICC.

The BCCI objected to three controversial clauses in the contract and wanted ICC to relax them for Indian crickters.

These clauses include a ban on any personal endorsement by cricketers, of any company in direct conflict with the official sponsors during the tournament and 30 days on either side of it.

Secondly, official sponsors would have the right to use player images for six months after the tournament and finally, images of players with pre-existing contracts could also be used by the official sponsors.

The Indian board demanded a ban on endorsements only during the tournament and use of images of players only for two months after the tournament. It also requested that players with pre-existing contracts should not be called for imaging.

After protracted negotiations the ICC agreed to reduce the ban on endorsement to only five days after the tournament apart from during and 30 days before the meet, and restrict the use of image of all players, including those with pre-existing contracts for three months after the meet.

The Indian board had subsequently appealed to the Indian sponsors of the World Cup to grant dispensations to Indian cricketers and pave the way for their participation in the tournament.

Three of the four main sponsors of the World Cup, to be played in South Africa from February 9, are Indian companies.

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