{"id":176853,"date":"2026-06-04T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176853"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:32:14","slug":"bcci-apex-council-mulls-over-retirement-policy-for-cricketers-permits-to-play-in-overseas-leagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176853","title":{"rendered":"BCCI Apex Council mulls over retirement policy for cricketers, permits to play in overseas leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to formulate a uniform retirement policy for retired players seeking opportunities in overseas leagues.<\/p>\n

While the matter was discussed at the Apex Council meeting on Thursday,\u00a0 Sportstar<\/i>\u00a0understands that the office-bearers have been tasked with examining the legal and administrative aspects before preparing a framework governing retired Indian cricketers\u2019 participation in foreign leagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe office-bearers will look at the legal options and all other aspects before finalising a policy that players will need to follow going forward,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n

The issue gained urgency following Vijay Shankar\u2019s recent retirement from all forms of Indian cricket. Within days of announcing his decision, the former India all-rounder made himself available for the Lanka Premier League and was subsequently signed by Kandy Royals for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

His case has once again brought the spotlight on the BCCI\u2019s existing regulations, which bar active Indian cricketers \u2014 including international, domestic and IPL players \u2014 from participating in overseas franchise leagues.<\/p>\n

As a result, the route of retirement followed by a move to foreign T20 competitions has increasingly become a subject of discussion within the Board. Over the years, several former Indian cricketers have featured in overseas leagues after stepping away from Indian cricket, often without any mandatory cooling-off period.<\/p>\n

The Apex Council is expected to revisit the matter once the office-bearers submit their recommendations.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | KS Bharat announces retirement from international cricket<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Help for Fiji and Maldives<\/b><\/p>\n

In another key development, the BCCI is set to extend assistance to the cricket bodies of Fiji and Maldives as part of the ICC\u2019s broader efforts to support the growth of the game in emerging cricket nations.<\/p>\n

An affiliation application from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands also came up for discussion during Thursday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n

Speaking to\u00a0 Sportstar<\/i>\u00a0in January, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia had reiterated the Board\u2019s commitment to supporting smaller cricketing nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we are helping many other countries. We are trying to help Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Namibia. Even the Karnataka and Assam state teams visited Namibia,\u201d Saikia had said.<\/p>\n

The BCCI has previously undertaken similar initiatives. In 2019, it deputed its then General Manager (Game Development), Saba Karim, and then India A fielding coach Abhay Sharma to Maldives to assess the state of cricket in the island nation and explore ways to aid its development.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, contrary to multiple reports, there were no discussions on India\u2019s T20I captaincy during the Apex Council meeting. Selection matters fall under the purview of the national selection committee and team management, and are not within the jurisdiction of the Apex Council.<\/p>\n

Published on Jun 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n
Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to formulate a uniform retirement policy for retired players seeking opportunities in overseas leagues. While the matter was discussed at the Apex Council meeting on Thursday,\u00a0 Sportstar\u00a0understands that the office-bearers have been tasked with examining the legal and administrative aspects before preparing a framework … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2051.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176770,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176770","url_meta":{"origin":176853,"position":0},"title":"Stability is first priority: New TN chairman of selectors Sunil Subramaniam after abject 2025-26 season","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sunil Subramaniam, the newly appointed chairman of selectors for the Tamil Nadu Senior Men and under-23 teams, has stressed that stability will be the guiding mantra for the new committee.\u00a0 \u201cThe first thing I want to focus on is to get stability. We need to identify players and give them\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90092_23_1_2026_11_54_18_1_TAMIL_NADU_ODISHA_RANJI_TROPHY_02.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90092_23_1_2026_11_54_18_1_TAMIL_NADU_ODISHA_RANJI_TROPHY_02.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90092_23_1_2026_11_54_18_1_TAMIL_NADU_ODISHA_RANJI_TROPHY_02.JPG?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90092_23_1_2026_11_54_18_1_TAMIL_NADU_ODISHA_RANJI_TROPHY_02.JPG?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90092_23_1_2026_11_54_18_1_TAMIL_NADU_ODISHA_RANJI_TROPHY_02.JPG?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":176045,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176045","url_meta":{"origin":176853,"position":1},"title":"BCCI recognition of Telangana Cricket Association critical to expand sport in state, say representatives","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In support of the Telangana Cricket Association\u2019s (TCA) long-standing pursuit of recognition from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Chevella MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy urged cricket stakeholders to turn the campaign for TCA\u2019s Associate Membership into a mass public movement. Speaking at a round-table conference on Monday,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Representative20Image.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Representative20Image.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Representative20Image.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Representative20Image.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Representative20Image.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":172646,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172646","url_meta":{"origin":176853,"position":2},"title":"Vijay Shankar joins Kandy Royals in Lanka Premier League after domestic retirement","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former India and Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar has joined Lanka Premier League side Kandy Royals days after announcing his retirement from domestic and IPL cricket.You've seen him before in the heat of battle\u2026but never like this.Different stage. Same calm fire.Now entering Kandy Royals.#KandyRoyals#LPL2026#LankaPremierLeague#SLC#SriLankaCricket#IPGGrouppic.twitter.com\/CBUzbNiZqH\u2014 LPL - Lanka Premier League (@LPLT20)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5331_12_4_2024_13_5_53_3_INDEX_INDIAN_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MATCH_JAIPUR_66.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5331_12_4_2024_13_5_53_3_INDEX_INDIAN_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MATCH_JAIPUR_66.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5331_12_4_2024_13_5_53_3_INDEX_INDIAN_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MATCH_JAIPUR_66.JPG?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5331_12_4_2024_13_5_53_3_INDEX_INDIAN_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MATCH_JAIPUR_66.JPG?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5331_12_4_2024_13_5_53_3_INDEX_INDIAN_PREMIER_LEAGUE_MATCH_JAIPUR_66.JPG?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":171951,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171951","url_meta":{"origin":176853,"position":3},"title":"Australia cricket split over Big Bash League future after selloff plan stalls","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia\u2019s Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled. Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg is adamant that outside investment is necessary to shore up the game\u2019s financial future and keep pace\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779682947_GettyImages-2258077032.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779682947_GettyImages-2258077032.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779682947_GettyImages-2258077032.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779682947_GettyImages-2258077032.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779682947_GettyImages-2258077032.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":176736,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176736","url_meta":{"origin":176853,"position":4},"title":"KS Bharat announces retirement from international cricket","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former India wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 32. Bharat represented India in seven Tests between 2023 and 2024, scoring 221 runs at an average of 20.09. He was initially called up as a back-up keeper for India\u2019s tour of West Indies,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_3704.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_3704.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_3704.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_3704.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_3704.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":176134,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176134","url_meta":{"origin":176853,"position":5},"title":"Sairaj Bahutule appointed India spin-bowling coach ahead of Afghanistan Test","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former India spinner Sairaj Bahutule was on Tuesday appointed the spin-bowling coach of the Indian men\u2019s cricket team. Bahutule, who played two Tests and eight ODIs between 1997 and 2003, brings\u00a0with him\u00a0a wealth of experience as both a player and a coach.\u00a0In 188 First-Class matches, he has picked 630 wickets,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image207.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image207.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image207.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image207.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image207.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgnRh4-K0t","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=176853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/176854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=176853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=176853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=176853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}