The Working Committee of the BCCI, that met at the Cricket Centre earlier today decided to grant official pardon to the individuals who have been a part of the ICL. This applies to the cricketers, umpires and the support staff. The people in connection have been given time till 31st May 2009 to dissolve all ties with the ICL, and formally communicate their wish to return to the BCCI folding. The BCCI will follow the relevant ICC guideline, which states that any cricketer or official who participates in an unauthorized event is supposed to undergo a `cooling` period of one year, before he is given the opportunity to play or take up assignments at the international level. However, the individuals will be able to play / be associated with domestic cricket during this period. The first version of the Inter-Corporate tournament, which was announced by the BCCI earlier this year, will be played in the first week of September 2009. It will be fifty-overs-a-side competition, and will feature sixteen sides. The BCCI has also recommended Gautam Gambhir and Jhulan Goswami for the Arjuna Awards (2008).