“I’m done with BCCI,” Murali Vijay takes a sly dig at BCCI and is looking for chances abroad

Murali Vijay, who never stopped dreaming of another India match, revealed his future plans.

“I’m done with BCCI,” Murali Vijay takes a sly dig at BCCI and is looking for chances abroad

Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay last played a Test in 2018 in Perth against Australia and owing to his inconsistent batting, he never played for India again. He last played a Ranji Trophy match in December 2019. On Friday, after The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the upcoming Test series against Australia, Murali, who never stopped dreaming of another India match, revealed his future plans.

“I am almost done with BCCI (smiles) and looking for opportunities abroad. I want to play little bit of competitive cricket,” Vijay told WV, a weekly show on Sportstar. Murali has to cut all ties with BCCI if he plays abroad. He cannot play in domestic matches, or the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“After 30 in India, it’s taboo (smile). I think people see us as 80-year-olds walking on street. The media should also address it differently. I feel you are peaking in your 30s. Sitting here right now, I feel I can bat the best way I can. But unfortunately, the opportunities were less and I had to search for chances outside. I honestly feel as a person, you can only do what’s in your hand. You can’t control the uncontrollable. Whatever happened,” he added.

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Murali Vijay career

Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay has scored 3,928 runs for India in 61 Test matches. Playing only 17 ODIs, Vijay has scored 339 runs, while in nine T20Is, he has 169 runs.

He made his debut 2008 against Australia at Nagpur in November 2008. His ODI debut came against South Africa at Ahmedabad on February 27, 2010. His last ODI was on July 14, 2015, against Zimbabwe at Harare. In 2010, he made his T20 debut against Afghanistan on May 1 and he last played the shortest format on July 19, 2015.

In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Vijay has played 106 matches and amassed 2619 runs. He last played in an IPL match in 2020 for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

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