BCCI to develop retirement policy for Indian cricketers:Apex council to revisit rules after Vijay Shankar, other players switch to overseas leagues

BCCI is going to prepare a new retirement policy to prevent Indian players who retire from international and domestic cricket from playing in foreign T20 leagues. In today’s online meeting of the Apex Council, this policy, along with assistance to the Maldives and Fiji Cricket Boards, will be discussed. The issue of captaincy of the Indian T20I team is not included in the agenda of this meeting. BCCI strict after Vijay Shankar’s retirement
The trend of Indian cricketers prematurely retiring from international or domestic cricket to play in foreign T20 leagues is continuously increasing. Recently, all-rounder Vijay Shankar announced his retirement from Indian cricket. Immediately after retiring, he made himself available for the Lanka Premier League (LPL), where he was signed by Kandy Royals for the 2026 season. It is after this incident that the BCCI has become serious about the matter. These 5 players have also taken the same path
Even before Vijay Shankar, many Indian players have bid farewell to Indian cricket to participate in foreign leagues. This list includes Dinesh Karthik, Yuvraj Singh, Unmukt Chand, Pravin Tambe, and Irfan Pathan. All these players chose the path of retirement from Indian cricket to become eligible to play in foreign leagues. What is BCCI’s current policy?
According to BCCI’s current policy, no active Indian cricketer can participate in any foreign league. This rule includes international players, domestic cricketers, and IPL players. Consideration of assistance for Maldives and Fiji Cricket Boards
Apart from the issue of players’ retirement, BCCI will also consider assisting two international cricket boards in this meeting. Board officials will discuss the requests for assistance received from the Cricket Board of Maldives and Cricket Fiji. The meeting will discuss what kind of cooperation can be provided to these two boards.