One-day specialists Dinesh Mongia and Hemang Badani were among 79 current players granted amnesty by the Indian cricket authorities Tuesday after they severed links with an unofficial league.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in April that local players who had signed up with the "rebel" Indian Cricket League (ICL) could play domestic first-class matches if they ended their contracts by May 31.
The BCCI also said the players must wait for a year to be eligible for international cricket.
"The BCCI after scrutinising their requests has written to the concerned state associations that these players are eligible to play in the domestic tournaments for this year," the BCCI said in a statement.
"Guidelines with respect to participation in Indian Premier League will be intimated in due course."
Mongia had scored 1,230 runs in 57 one-day internationals and Badani 867 in 40 matches before joining the ICL two years ago.
"Seventy-nine current players, 11 former Test cricketers and 11 support staff/officials have severed their relations with Indian Cricket League and applied to the BCCI for rejoining the mainstream of Indian cricket under the amnesty scheme offered by BCCI," the statement added.
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