Why MS Dhoni will be unable to participate in Legends League Cricket (Explained): Indian Cricket Team’s legendary skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from International-Cricket on the 15th of August, 2020, but he continues to ply his trade for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL.
While MSD hasn’t given any clue about his future in the IPL yet, some news are reportedly saying that the 43-year-old Wicketkeeper Batsman could end up playing yet another season of the IPL for the Chennai-based franchise.
The former Indian skipper relinquished his CSK captaincy duties before the beginning of IPL 2024 and handed over the reins to Ruturaj Gaikwad.
The veteran only plays in the IPL and fans across the country plead to watch him play on the Cricket field. He hasn’t featured in Domestic-Cricket matches since 2017.
There’s a reason why Dhoni cannot participate in the ongoing edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) or any other Cricket league across the world.
In this article, we will take a look at the reason why MSD will be unable to participate in the Legends League Cricket.
Why Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be unable to take part in the Legends-League Cricket
According to the rules of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), a player has to completely retire from Indian-Cricket to participate in the Foreign Cricket Leagues across the world.
Once a player decides to leave Indian-Cricket and participates in any other Foreign Cricket league, then that player won’t be able to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) anymore.
In the case of MS Dhoni, he has retired from International-Cricket but he still plies his trade for five-time winners Chennai Super Kings. This is the main reason why the veteran cannot participate in the Legends League Cricket.
Once MSD takes part in the LLC, he won’t get the opportunity to make his comeback to India’s cash-rich T20 league.
India’s legendary Cricketers such as Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Saurav Ganguly and many more have returned to play in Cricket leagues across the globe after retiring completely from Indian-Cricket.
MSD can do something similar and can opt to participate in any of the Cricket leagues if wishes to.
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