Indian cricket’s latest flex has targeted Pat Cummins and other top Australian players by threatening two-year bans if they skip the IPL for any reason other than injury.
to play in the IPL this year would have gone up in smoke because he skipped the 2023 tournament. Mitchell Starc’s record $4.43 million deal would also have been under scrutiny.Formalised by the BCCI over the weekend, the change greatly tightens the hold of IPL clubs over their players, protecting their budgets, and makes it far more difficult for Cummins and others to manage their calendars to prioritise Australian duty and major events.
, have taken a considerable hit. Players will have a choice of either staying out of the IPL around the next similar year in 2027, or trying to play everything at once. “I’ve made the difficult decision to miss next year’s IPL,” Cummins said on social media at the time. “The international schedule is packed with Tests and ODIs for the next 12 months, so will take some rest ahead of an Ashes series and World Cup.”Pat Cummins - $3.67m to Sunrisers HyderabadJhye Richardson - $892,000 to Delhi CapitalsWith the benefit of the time at home, Cummins led Australia to multiple trophies, culminating in the World Cup victory over India in Ahmedabad in November.
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