However, for domestic cricket veterans who play just the IPL all year round, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) rule of disallowing them or any other domestic player to participate in foreign T20 Leagues has proved to be a major topic of debate.

Most recently, on Saturday, India all-rounders Irfan Pathan and Suresh Raina brought up the topic of BCCI needing to allow Indian cricketers to take part in foreign leagues and the latest cricketer to join the bandwagon is Raina’s ex-CSK teammate, Manpreet Gony.

While quite a number of star performers from the IPL have gone on to play for the Indian cricket team, there are other talented cricketers who do not get an opportunity to feature in the cash-rich league, despite a good showing in the domestic circuit.

Gony further took the example of certain cricketers who perform in the Ranji Trophy but don’t get a chance in the IPL, while citing the need for the BCCI to give such players a chance to explore opportunities in foreign leagues.

Indian coaches need to be given priority in the IPL

The former pacer, who played two ODI matches for India also shed light on the major issue that he feels is plaguing Indian cricket, and in particular the IPL - lack of promotion of the Indian coaches.

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While the BCCI has a relaxed set of rules for the longer formats of the game and allow for Indian cricketers to take part in the English county season, Gony feels that the BCCI should not think of the T10, T20 leagues abroad as an impediment to the growth of Indian cricketers.

Having represented Punjab cricket for more than a decade, Gony called time on all forms of cricket in India to pursue a stint with the Toronto Nationals in the Global T20 Canada League.

Notably, Gony was part of the Nationals squad which was captained by his good friend and former India all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh. Gony spoke about how the decision to take part in the T20 League was a combined decision taken by himself and Yuvraj.

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While Gony understands the BCCI’s motive to keep the centrally contracted players fresh and available for national duty, the 36-year-old pace bowling all-rounder feels that the rest of the players who have potential should be allowed to fine tune their skill in foreign conditions.

Gony is of the opinion that for those cricketers who feature only in the IPL, the rest of the year after the IPL goes to waste, and instead, those players should be given a green signal by the BCCI to learn some new skill or technique from foreign leagues.

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And, now that Gony has begun a new chapter in his career, the former India all-rounder rued missing out from the IPL over the last few years, despite doing well in the domestic circuit.

However, with enough experience at the domestic level and from the IPL Gony is happy to give more chances to the youngsters and enjoy stints in foreign tournaments.

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