South Africa test batsman
Jacques Rudolph msigned a three year contract with Yorkshire under Kolpak ruling and quits South Africa for that period of time. It will probably end his International Career with South Africa and he might play as yet another foreigner in England team.
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ECB Reluctantly Approves Rudolph's Move
30 March 2007
ECB Reluctantly Approves Rudolph's Move
Jacques Rudolph.
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English cricket officials said on Friday they had "reluctantly agreed" to Yorkshire's registration of Jacques Rudolph after the South African test batsman joined as a non-foreigner under the Kolpak ruling.
Rudolph, 25, who has played 35 tests and was included in South Africa's provisional World Cup squad, signed a three-year deal with the English county in January even though they already had their allotted two overseas players - Pakistan batsman Younus Khan and Australian pace bowler Jason Gillespie.
The Kolpak ruling is named after Maros Kolpak, a Slovakian handball player, who claimed restraint of trade and won a European court ruling that allowed him to play in Germany.
That ruling is now being applied across all sports and means Rudolph can join Yorkshire without being counted as an overseas player after pledging not to play for his country during that period.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) approved the signing but said it would continue to work against similar moves which it believes harms the domestic game.
"The ECB have reluctantly agreed to the registration of Jacques Rudolph by Yorkshire, having considered all relevant factors and taken account of the legal implications of the Kolpak decision," the organisation said in a statement.
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This is unacceptable.