The BCCI was never too fond of the idea of handing retired players NOCs to play in T20 leagues outside India, but an exception was made by the CoA for Yuvraj Singh. But why the exception
Toronto Nationals captain Yuvraj Singh tried to sweep a Fawad Ahmed delivery during their Global T20 Canada league match against Montreal Tigers, but ended up injuring himself
Leading Vancouver Knights against Brampton Wolves in the Qualifier 1 of the Global T20 Canada 2019, Shoaib Malik hit 46 runs off 26 balls with two of his sixes breaking glasses
In the second edition of the Global T20 Canada, Toronto Nationals (captained by Yuvraj Singh) and Montreal Tigers refused to play on August 7. It was a protest led by Australia's George Bailey over unpaid wages. After a meeting, the match finally started, after a delay of two hours
Umar Akmal claimed that Mansoor Akhtar, who was part of the Winnipeg Hawks management, had approached him and asked him to play a role in fixing some games in Global T20 Canada
Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand captain, has called time on his cricket career four years after his international retirement. The ongoing Global T20 Canada will be his last.
Anil Kumble said that Yuvraj Singh getting permission is a big boost and hopefully more players would get NOC from the BCCI to play in various T20 leagues apart from the Indian Premier League.
While Yuvraj Singh, the Man-of-the-Tournament in the 2011 World Cup, has formally written to the BCCI seeking permission to play in foreign T20 leagues, there’s no update on whether the board has accepted his request or not.
