England batter James Vince feels that ECB’s new NOC will make players prefer T20 leagues over FC cricket and said that the new guidelines offer favours to the Indian Premier League.
England board had decided to refrain from issuing NOCs to all-format to play in the Pakistan Super League.
Meanwhile, James Vince defied the ECB’s decision and quit First-Class cricket to play for Karachi Kings in the upcoming PSL season.
“When they first mentioned it, a WhatsApp group of players was created and there was a lot of discussion. The initial feeling was that it was going to drive people away from red-ball cricket,” told James Vince.
“It felt like it was going to limit opportunities. Players were frustrated by it… There were a few things in there that [we] didn’t understand.”
The 33 year old has been retained by Karachi Kings ahead of the PSL draft and is currently involved playing for Gulf Giants in the ILT20 tournament.
To be noted, the PSL this season set to clash with IPL and County Championships.
“That’s a big one that has caused a lot of confusion. It’s got to be something to do with relationships between the ECB, PCB and BCCI as to why they’ve come up with that rule,” Vince said.
“The PSL’s a shorter competition, so if you’re going to play in that, you’re probably missing less domestic cricket than if you’re going to the IPL… It just didn’t seem right.”
The Hampshire captain has played 197 first-class games across 15 years for the team and has captained them 92 times, and led them to three consecutive top three finishes in the tournament.
“There’s more and more opportunities for guys to play white-ball cricket and earn decent money during our domestic season… You’re talking quite large sums of money in terms of what they forego by playing red-ball cricket,” Vince said.
“Particularly further down their careers, when there’s a big difference in those numbers, I’m sure more and more people will go down that route,” he said.
James Vince believes more players will follow him and forego red-ball cricket contracts.
“There’s more and more opportunities for guys to play white-ball cricket and earn decent money during our domestic season… You’re talking quite large sums of money in terms of what they forego by playing red-ball cricket,” Vince said.
