The head of the South African Cricketers Association has admitted South Africans who played in the Indian Cricket League have little chance of featuring again for their domestic franchises.

Andrew Hall, Johan van der Wath, Justin Kemp, Nicky Boje, Dale Benkenstein, Lance Klusener, Nantie Hayward and Nic Pothas all signed to play in the rebel league, because of which they have been banned from playing in South Africa.

Last week three of these players, former Proteas Hall, Kemp and Van der Wath, won a successful appeal against the England and Wales Cricket Board to be permitted to play county cricket.

However, despite this decision, SACA head Tony Irish says these players remain unable to play in South Africa where there is no formal ban, but an agreement not to pick the players.

"There is an agreement among the various franchises not to select these players," he told Die Burger.

"One cannot force a team to select anyone. Therefore, these players will not be selected until one of the franchises breaks the agreement."