Former England captain wants to go abroad next summer.
Ben Stokes is on course for another clash with the England and Wales Cricket Board because the governing body is unlikely to grant him permission to play in overseas franchise competitions next summer.
The rules were primarily designed to prevent a flood of young players abandoning county cricket in favour of franchise tournaments rather than to restrict retired stars such as Stokes, but the ECB has before rejected NOC requests from former England players.
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Former England captain wants to go abroad next summer.
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Former England captain wants to go abroad next summer.
All-rounder also has complications over IPL availability.
Ben Stokes is on course for another clash with the England and Wales Cricket Board because the governing body is unlikely to grant him permission to play in overseas franchise competitions next summer.
Stokes’ central contract will be cancelled at the end of this month after his shock retirement from international cricket in June, but the ECB will still exert influence over his career through their control over NOCs, the governing-body clearance needed to play overseas.
In updated regulations published in November 2024 the ECB gave itself powers to reject an NOC request from non England-contracted domestic-registered players if the overseas tournament “is scheduled to take place (in part or in full) during the season,” or granting an NOC “may compromise the predictability, stability and consistency of the ECB competitions”.
Stokes’ priority is understood to be helping Durham challenge to win the County Championship after playing a part in their promotion from Division Two in the latter half of this summer, but he is keen to explore options in the MLC, which has been provisionally scheduled for June and July next year.
The rules were primarily designed to prevent a flood of young players abandoning county cricket in favour of franchise tournaments rather than to restrict retired stars such as Stokes, but the ECB has before rejected NOC requests from former England players.
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