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New Delhi, October 1st, 2011 The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations ( FICA ) claimed that Australian batsman Simon katich and caribbean batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan including most numerous foreign players have not yet received their payments from Indian Premier League (IPL) for the third season. (FICA) chief executive Tim May said " A number of players whose contracts were 'subsidised' by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have recently contacted FICA to assist in recovering the amounts. " Katich and Sarwan both did not played in 2010 IPL. Although both the players had a three year agreement with King's XI Punjab that are valid from 2008. BCCI has not responded so far on the accusations of FICA.

Sydney, Friday, 17 June 2011 Former Test captain Ricky Ponting said that senior batsman Simon Katich out of 25 players contracted to Cricket Australia's decision are stunning. Ponting said Katich has every right to criticize the deal with the selectors and Cricket Australia .He should not be condemned for Katich. He said yesterday during a program on TV, "to be out of contract players was a big blow for him.I was shocked that Why he was not elected. "Ponting said, "In the past two to three years,he played quite well."