New Delhi, June 14 -- Agni Dev Chopra's Major League Cricket (MLC) debut for MI New York on Saturday didn't go well as the opener was dismissed for just five runs against Texas Super Kings at the Oakland Coliseum in California. The left-hander was caught by Saiteja Mukkamalla off Adam Milne.

But the biggest question is how Chopra, who played domestic cricket in India in January 2025, is allowed to play in a foreign franchise T20 league when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesn't permit one to do so?

According to BCCI rules, active Indian male cricketers aren't allowed to play in foreign T20 leagues. Even U-19 World Cup-winning former India captain Unmukt Chand had to retire from Indian cricket to play in the Bangladesh...