Time For a Tweak – Let 5 Foreign Players Into an IPL XI

It is facetious to argue that an additional overseas player will force a talented Indian youngster to sit out. When the league first came about, it was argued that it would serve as a “nursery” to Indian cricket, providing a steady supply line of players. Players such as Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Manan Vohra, Deepak Hooda and many others won’t lose their place just because an additional overseas player can fit in. It was clever to identify city-centric icons - Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh when the tournament was first introduced to Indian fans. The bottom line is this – each franchise is allowed nine overseas players as part of its squad.