What is Kolpak

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i am just curios, tried to search but eh wouldn' thave a clue :) i am guessing i may call it something else but eh

anyone help?
 
I think its a overseas player that can play for a county without being a overseas player because of english parents or something like that, did i get it right?
 
Kolpak ruling (as simple as it can be put)

The ruling is named after a Slovakian handball player, who said that he should be able to play in Germany as a non-overseas player, because Slovakia had an associate trading agreement with the European Union (EU).

The case went to the European courts, and they ruled in his favour.

This meant that anyone from a country with an associate trading agreement with an EU country can have the same employment rights as anyone from the EU.

For cricket, this means that anybody with an EU passport can not be classed as an overseas player. The same now applies to players from these countries with associate trading agreements.

For English cricket, the Kolpak ruling applies to players from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Jamacia, as well as several non-test countries. The players will not be eligible to England, but have to sign a document saying that they hae no intention of playing for their country again.

If a player has an EU passport, they do not come under the Kolpak ruling, eg. Andy Flower and Nic Pothas. They also have to sign a document stating the same as above.

Genuine EU players (ie. those who are eligible to play for a European country (Amjad Khan, Ryan ten Deshoate) ) do not have to sign any such agreement.

Hope that clears things up for you.

note: Despite what the game says, Australians can not be Kolpak players.
 
all i woudl like to say about that is....


THANKS :) cleared that up :) well kinda ;) just glad someone knew what it was :)
 
andrew_nixon said:
Kolpak ruling (as simple as it can be put)

The ruling is named after a Slovakian handball player, who said that he should be able to play in Germany as a non-overseas player, because Slovakia had an associate trading agreement with the European Union (EU).

The case went to the European courts, and they ruled in his favour.

This meant that anyone from a country with an associate trading agreement with an EU country can have the same employment rights as anyone from the EU.

For cricket, this means that anybody with an EU passport can not be classed as an overseas player. The same now applies to players from these countries with associate trading agreements.

For English cricket, the Kolpak ruling applies to players from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Jamacia, as well as several non-test countries. The players will not be eligible to England, but have to sign a document saying that they hae no intention of playing for their country again.

If a player has an EU passport, they do not come under the Kolpak ruling, eg. Andy Flower and Nic Pothas. They also have to sign a document stating the same as above.

Genuine EU players (ie. those who are eligible to play for a European country (Amjad Khan, Ryan ten Deshoate) ) do not have to sign any such agreement.

Hope that clears things up for you.

note: Despite what the game says, Australians can not be Kolpak players.

Thanks mate it helped
 
i thought id best stick this question in here

when it comes to the signing of players. what section do the kolpak players appear under? i havent seen one or released one of my own to see.
 
dannybecks said:
i thought id best stick this question in here

when it comes to the signing of players. what section do the kolpak players appear under? i havent seen one or released one of my own to see.
Yeah I dont know this too. Where does it appear that this player comes under kolpak?
 
They generally appear in the domestic players list, there aren't a great deal of them, Sean Ervine and Marcus North two pretty good ones I can think of off the top of my head. I don't think that any more ever get introduced to the game either, so when they retire they go extinct :P
 

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