Before Ravichandran Ashwin’s overseas move, several retired players from the Indian Premier League (IPL) have joined T20 leagues abroad between 2018 and 2023. From the Caribbean to Canada and Sri Lanka, several former Indian players continued playing after retirement to keep their careers alive, gain international exposure, and raise the profile of smaller leagues.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not allow active Indian cricketers to take part in overseas franchise leagues while they are still playing domestic cricket or the IPL. Once a player retires from both International cricket and IPL, they are free to join any

tournament abroad. Many of these cricketers not only played for a longer time but also helped bring worldwide attention to the leagues they took pa

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