BCCI has not allowed active Indian cricket players to participate in foreign T20 tournaments, even the ones associated with the IPL franchises.
Will they allow this in any year before 2028?
As of 2024, players who retired from IPL and international cricket for India are able to join foreign tournaments -- this question only concerns policy related to active IPL and/or India players. So, for example, someone who is an active IPL player in one year, then plays in another T20 league elsewhere, then plays in the IPL again the following year, all fully allowed by BCCI and not in any gray area. And not requiring them to 'retire' then 'unretire' or any nonsense like that.
Most foreign T20 leagues would count, and other limited-overs tournaments may also count.
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@BDStraw Good point -- the current requirement is just that they retired from IPL and also from representing India, right?
I don't want the result of this question to hinge on any policy changes for retired players like that -- I'm interested in when they will allow active players to play foreign leagues.
I will try to update the description to match.
@Eliza Very interested in this as well, great market! There are a few more dominoes that need to fall first as I see it (e.g. franchise central contracts, consolidation of some of these IPL shadow bloc leagues into a global/touring league with continuity), but I think itโs inevitableโฆ right?
@loops So you think it will happen before 2028? Are there any rumors yet? I'm interested in this question but I know no details!