English players could be banned from the Indian Premier League for two years if they withdraw from the competition in a move to increase their committed playing time. The threat – combined with increasing salaries – is expected to make more English cricketers appear in the tournament every year and potentially further increase workloads across the

Players who pull out of the IPL at short notice will be banned from taking part in the following two seasons in a new rule introduced to the T20 league.

In the past, we have seen overseas players pull out from the tournament at the last moment, creating a moment of chaos. Now the BCCI has come up with a new method to deal with it.

The BCCI and the IPL governing council will ban the players for pulling out of the league after the auction deal.