The Sri Lankan Cricket Board took this action independently of the BCCI. Their reasoning was that since Atapattu had participated in a 'rebel' league from their perspective, he would not be allowed to be a part of cricket sanctioned by the board. This is essentially the same policy followed by the English and Australian boards during the era of the WSC - you will not be allowed to be a part of board cricket, if you participate in the rebel league. So, I say again what I said earlier, feel free to criticize them, chastize them, call the SLCB pawns, but don't ride the high horse and try to paint the BCCI as some foreboding entity whose ill presence is a never-before-seen threat to cricket. Their actions, some of which have been obviously ulterior, are nothing new. They've done what boards before them have done and what boards that come after them will do, and they deserve to be criticized for it. But, understand that nothing will change if the ECB suddenly becomes the controlling board. It is as interested in the spirit of cricket as the BCCI. When the chief executive of the MCC colludes with chairmen of county boards in a secret meeting in an attempt to not miss the boat and to capitalize on the financial success of the IPL, that tells me that money and not some high ethical standard or the spirit of cricket, is the key motivation for those involved.