Calcutta: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), handicapped by the existing rules or the lack of it, on Tuesday cleared Mohun Bagan’s plea to register foreign players for the ongoing local season.

At the end of the emergency tournament committee meeting, the association acknowledged its helplessness in barring any club from registering any number of foreign players under the existing rules.

The CAB in a media release, however, said that the relevant rules need amendment and that efforts towards the same will be made before the start of the next season.

Following the decision, Bagan registered as many as five foreigners for the season. They added three more to the existing Sri Lankan duo of Chaminda Vaas and Tillekeratne Dilshan — Bangladesh captain Mohammed Ashraful, opener Tamim Iqbal and pacer Mahbubul Alam. However, Vaas will be the only one available to play in the ongoing JC Mukherjee Trophy.

Kalighat, who made the quarters on Tuesday, is also in talks with some international cricketers. Ajantha Mendis’s name is doing the rounds.

SUMMARISED SCORES

East Bengal 128/9 (P. Bhattacharya 60; A. Barrick 3/18, S. Seikh 3/17). Tapan Memorial 129/7 (T. Roy 75). Tapan Memorial won by 3 wkts.

Town Club 138/9 (S. Roy Chowdhury 3/27). Eastern Railway 143/2 (A. Chowdhury 60 ..). Eastern Railway won by 8 wkts.

Bhowanipore 83 (Pravash Maity 3/7, Soumya Pakri 3/17). Shyambazar 86/3. Shyambazar won by 7 wkts.

Kalighat 185/8 (L.R. Shukla 100). NSI 160/8 (A. Chowdhury 4/19). Kalighat won by 25 runs.