INDIAN CRICKETERS WILL NOT BE GIVEN NOC TO PLAY FOREIGN T20 LEAGUES - BUT YUVRAJ SINGH?

Yuvraj Singh has announced retirement from all forms of cricket and soon sought NOC from BCCI to grant NOC to play in foreign T20 leagues.

Yuvraj Singh went on to play Global T20 Canada's second edition which was recently concluded. Many former cricketers were hoping to play foreign leagues after this move but unfortunately for them the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has said that Yuvi's case was an exception.

They also said that no other player will be permitted to play in leagues other than IPL. Apart from Yuvraj, Manpreet Gony was the only other Indian to play in the league.

“What happened in Yuvraj’s case was a one-off and we aren’t looking at handing out any NOCs at present for playing in foreign leagues. We discussed the matter, but felt no action is required to be taken on the issue,” a CoA member said, reports Latestly.

“There is something called consistency, but clearly not under the current administration in the board. Arbitrary decision making isn’t the way when it comes to players and their careers. There might be quite a few former players who are no longer part of the scheme of things when it comes to the Indian team who would have thought of retiring and playing in T20 leagues. This sudden U-turn is unfair on them,” an official said.

“To be honest, you don’t retire geographically. You either retire or you don’t. If some country is permitting retired players to play in T20 leagues, that is an ICC issue. The ICC wishes to be ignorant on such issues. But as far as this U-turn is concerned, it is wrong,” he added.