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As MS Dhoni's team Chennai Super Kings lifted the IPL 2023 trophy, the team also bid farewell to one of their senior players, Ambati Rayudu, who had earlier announced his retirement from cricket. However, Rayudu has decided to return to cricket just two weeks after announcing his retirement.
Although Ambati Rayudu has decided to come out of retirement and return to the pitch, he will not be able to play for the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in the next season of the Indian Premier League and the reason for this is explained below.
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Rayudu has come out of his retirement by signing a deal with Texas Super Kings (TSK), a team in Major League Cricket (MLC). The CSK player has joined the likes of Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, and Dwayne Bravo in the Texas franchise of MLC.
While players like Conway and Santner can play in both MLC and IPL, the same cannot be applied to CSK veteran Ambati Rayudu. It should be noted that Rayudu has played in the IPL twice since announcing his retirement, which means it is not the deciding factor.
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As per the rules laid down by the Indian cricket authority BCCI, an Indian player cannot play in an international cricket league unless he has completely retired from the Indian league. Once they start playing for an international league, they cannot return to Indian tournaments like IPL.
As Rayudu has already signed his contract with TSK for MLC cricket, he will not be allowed to play for CSK in the IPL again, and will also not be allowed to participate in domestic cricket. Now that Ambati Rayudu has signed up for the MLC, he can play for any international cricket league he wants.
