Sydney Sixers Virat Kohli BBL: Virat Kohli is now going to play in external cricket leagues from India. Yes, you heard right. The Big Bash League (BBL) team Sydney Sixers themselves have announced that they have signed the deal with Virat Kohli. This announcement on Tuesday, April 1 has created a sensation on social media. This news is shocking because BCCI has not allowed Indian cricket players to play in foreign leagues. Know here what is the truth of this matter?
Sydney Sixers informed about signing the deal with Virat Kohli on their official Instagram account. The caption with Virat’s picture wrote, “King Kohli! Now Virat Kohli has become a part of the Sydney Sixers team for the next 2 seasons.”
Virat Kohli will play with Steve Smith in BBL?
In BBL, Steve Smith plays for Sydney Sixers Team. Actually, Sydney Sixers posted the deal with Virat Kohli, a few hours later that it is a prank. This post has been shared on 1 April, which is also known as April Fool’s Day.
BCCI has made strict rules
According to the current rules of BCCI, it is not impossible to play Virat Kohli’s Big Bash League or any other foreign tournament. The BCCI does not allow its players to play in the external leagues. One of the main reasons for making this rule is also so that the popularity of the Indian Premier League will be maintained. Talking about Virat Kohli, he has been a very good performance in IPL 2025. Kohli has scored 90 runs in 2 matches so far.
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