IPL 2022: Suresh Raina pleads to BCCI to play in BBL, CPL Suresh Raina is going through a tough phase in his career. He went unsold in IPL 2022 auction as ex-franchise CSK and Lucknow didn’t show interest. Now, he has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to play in overseas T20 leagues like Big Bash League (BBL) or Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Follow IPL 2022 latest score updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022: Suresh Raina pleads to BCCI to play in BBL, CPL after IPL snub- Watch video
According to BCCI guidelines, active male cricketers are barred from participating in overseas competitions, regardless of whether they have a national contract or close to national selection.
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“I hope the BCCI can get together with the ICC or with franchises and allow players who don’t have BCCI contracts to play in overseas leagues,” Suresh Raina was earlier quoted as saying in a report on cricket.com.au last year.
- Suresh Raina, who had a base price of Rs 2 crore, went unsold in an IPL auction for the first time in the history of the tournament.
- CSK ignored him on account of his age & form. The southpaw played 12 matches and only scored 160 runs at an average of 17.77 last season but finishes his IPL career with 5528 runs.
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Meanwhile, Unmukt Chand who recently made his debut in BBL and signed for USA cricket leagues after retirement from BCCI said: “These last few years have been tough. But I wasn’t going to give up on cricket completely. If I wasn’t getting enough opportunities to play in India, where were the next four or five crucial years of my career going to go? I still get emotional imagining that I will never get to play for India again. But I have made some special memories while playing in India.”
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh was only given NOC to play in the Global T20 League in Canada after his retirement from Indian cricket & IPL. Similarly, the likes of Irfan Pathan & Munaf Patel were allowed to take part in Lanka Premier League (LPL) after retirement.
In 2020, Pravin Tambe became the first Indian to feature in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) when he debuted for Trinbago Knight Riders against St Lucia Zouks.
IPL 2022: Suresh Raina pleads to BCCI to play in BBL, CPL after IPL snub- Watch video
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