Know why BCCI will not allow Indian players to participate in foreign leagues
BCCI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said that the board does not have any policy that allows Indian players to participate in foreign cricket leagues.
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This comment of Rajeev Shukla comes in the wake of rumors :-
This comment of Rajeev Shukla comes in view of the rumors about former Indian captain and current Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni, who was being said to be playing the inaugural season of the T20 league organized by Cricket South Africa (CSA). Dhoni could be the mentor of the CSK franchise-owned team Johannesburg Super Kings.
Rajeev Shukla, “IPL is a very big league in itself” :-
A BCCI official said that the board will not allow its players to participate in any foreign cricket league. Rajeev Shukla told ANI, “We do not provide our players in any other cricket league abroad. We have a direct policy in this regard.
Our Indian Premier League is a very big league in itself and we cannot allow any of our players to be associated with any foreign league in any way.”
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SA and UAE Cricket Board announced next year T20 league :-
BCCI: South Africa and the UAE Cricket Board have announced their T20 leagues to start next year. With IPL franchises like Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders buying teams in these two leagues. It expected that Indian players would also feature in these two leagues in some form or the other. But The BCCI wants the players to fulfill their commitments towards the board and the IPL.