Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that some former foreign cricketers want BCCI to allow Indian cricketers to play in their T20 leagues to attract more sponsors. Gavaskar’s remarks came days after former Australia wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist questioned the Indian Cricket Board’s stand of not giving No Objection Certificate (NOC) to its contracted players to play in foreign T20 leagues.

Adam Gilchrist had also warned about the growing interest of IPL franchises in spreading their wings outside India. In response, Sunil Gavaskar now said that this India wants to save its players from fatigue and manage their workload.

Speaking to Sportstar, Gavaskar said,

“Some former foreign players have said that Indian players should be allowed to play Big Bash or Hundred.”

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He added,

“Basically, they want their leagues to get more sponsors. They are concerned about their cricket, which is completely understandable, but when Indian cricket is protecting its cricket by making sure Wants their players to stay fresh for their matches and thus bar them from playing overseas, then it is not acceptable to the people of the ‘old powers’.” Here Gavaskar refers to the old powers that once upon a time the Australia and England boards were very powerful.

Sunil Gavaskar also said,

“They are only talking about making Indian players available for their country’s league, but not about the support staff or others who can do a great job, as in the last half-dozen. Over the years the cricketing world has found. The first IPL was full of Australian players, with not only Australian players dominating the teams, but also the coaches and support staff. There’s never a two-way street.”

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