Having sought permission from the BCCI to participate in franchise T20 Leagues abroad, Yuvraj Singh's signing for the Toronto Nationals was the biggest news to come out of the Global T20 Canada draft held today. With former India seamer Manpreet Gony also picked up by the Nationals, it appears that the BCCI have relaxed their stance on Indian players plying their trade in franchise cricket abroad, at least when retired players and comparatively minor leagues are concerned.
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Yuvraj Singh signed by Toronto for Global T20 Canada
Yuvraj, who recently retired from international cricket and the IPL, had reportedly written to the BCCI seeking permission to play in foreign T20 leagues. © Getty
Rumours of a policy change had been swirling for some time, centred specifically on Singh, who announced
