Unmukt Chand: Breaking the BBL barrier

Published: Feb. 3, 2022, 5:19 p.m.

b"On this week\\u2019s BBC Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell. We speak to the Unmukt Chand, the cricketer once touted as the next Virat Kohli, about leaving his homeland in search of better opportunities and becoming the first Indian man to play in the Big Bash League in Australia. BCCI rules state any Indian player, contracted or non-contracted is not allowed to play any franchise cricket outside of India.\\nChand won the Under 19\\u2019s World Cup with India in 2012, but now ten years on is living in the USA and recently made his debut for the Melbourne Renegades.\\n\\nPlus the fallout continues from England\\u2019s 4-0 thrashing by Australia in the Men\\u2019s Ashes. We discuss the news that Ashley Giles is leaving his role as England's managing director of men's cricket. \\n\\nWe also debate whether there should be more Test matches in the women\\u2019s game following the thrilling draw between England and Australia.\\n\\nJANUARY 19: Unmukt Chand of the Renegades bats during the Men's Big Bash League match between the Sydney Thunder and the Melbourne Renegades at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on January 19, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Jonathan Di Maggio/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)"