BCCI decides to formulate policies for retired Indians competing in overseas franchise leagues

The BCCI also made some key decisions on the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Apex Council meeting in Mumbai on Friday.

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to formulate a policy for the retired players regarding their participation in the overseas T20 leagues at the Apex Council meeting held in Mumbai on Friday.

It was also decided at the meeting that BCCI will continue the concept of Impact Player rule in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the next season with a few changes from last season and the Indian Premier League.

“BCCI will formulate a policy for its players (including retired players) regarding their participation in overseas T20 competitions,” the board said in a statement. At the moment, two retired Indian players are going to participate in the overseas franchise leagues.

Robin Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan will be featured in Zim Afro T10 as Ambati Rayudu retired from Major League Cricket. Regarding the Impact Player Rule at SMAT, the BCCI made two changes from the season.

“The teams will have to select their playing XI along with 4 substitute players for the coin toss. The teams can use the Impact Player at any time during the match,” he added. Last season, a team could only use the Impact Player for the 14th over of an innings.

The BCCI also decided to introduce two bouncers per over in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to balance the battle between bat and ball. It was also decided that BCCI will send both men’s and women’s teams to the Asian Games to be held in September 2023.

The BCCI will work in two phases on the modernization of stadiums in the country. The first phase will be the upgrade of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup venues, which will be completed before the start of the event. The second phase involves the upgrade of the rest of the locations.