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Ambati Rayudu pulls out of MLC with personal reasons
Firstcricket Staff •Ambati Rayudu was roped in by CSK's sister entity Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket.
BCCI to review retired players' participation in overseas T20 leagues
•A BCCI registered player is allowed to compete in overseas T20 leagues only after he retires from international cricket and domestic cricket, including IPL.
MLC 2023: MI New York name Kieron Pollard skipper, include Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran in squad
Firstcricket Staff •Pollard, Rashid and Pooran are among MI New York's nine international signings that complete the 18-team roster for the inaugural Major League Cricket that takes place in July.
Jason Roy terminates ECB contract to feature in inaugural MLC, remains open to England call-up
•Roy, who has signed with the LA Knight Riders in the inaugural Major League Cricket, has decided to give up on the ECB incremental contract that he was downgraded to from a central contract
Stephen Fleming to be Texas Super Kings coach in Major League Cricket as CSK announce partnership
•Stephen Fleming is a long-serving CSK head coach and has guided the Chennai franchise to four IPL titles.
Start of T20 league in US with IPL investment likely to change cricketing ecosystem
•In major US sports like basketball, baseball, there are no auctions held and only the draft picks, and hence that has been followed by the Major League Cricket as well.
Delhi Capitals join hands with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to own Seattle franchise in Major League Cricket (MLC)
•Major League Cricket (MLC) is scheduled to be launched this July. IPL's most successful teams, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, are also associated with the new league
Major League Cricket set to kick-off in United States from July 2023
Firstcricket Staff •The 2023 season will feature 19 matches to be played over 18 days, building up to the first-ever MLC championship final to take place on July 30, 2023.
Satya Nadella, Shantanu Narayen among prominent investors in USA's first T20 league
•In a significant push to popularise cricket in the US, a USD 120 million funding has been secured from prominent Indian-American business leaders.
New Zealand's Corey Anderson announces retirement from international cricket, signs up with USA's Major League Cricket
•Corey Anderson, who has played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 31 T20Is for New Zealand, didn't feature in any of Black Caps' assignment for the past two years.