LUCKNOW, Dec. 3 -- Manoj Prabhakar, Narendra Hirwani, Manoj Tewari, Pankaj Singh, Yashashvi Jaiswal and Mohd Shami have a few things in common. One of them is that they left Uttar Pradesh to play for Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Mumbai and went on to make it big in their individual careers.

One of the biggest factors that caused their migration was overcrowding in UP. Giving adequate opportunities to everyone may not be Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association's cup of tea.

For example, keeper-batter Upendra Yadav, batter Mohd Saif and now young pacer Atal Bihari Rai are playing for the Railways in domestic cricket after quitting the Uttar Pradesh side, mainly because of 'low opportunities'.

With six wickets in four matches in his d...