Moeen Ali 'agrees' with chances of Brook's IPL ban

English batting star Harry Brook's withdrawal from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a second consecutive season could earn him a two-year ban from the lucrative cricket league, and former England allrounder Moeen Ali feels such decisions mess up a lot of things, and thus he agrees with the new IPL rules.

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According to the IPL's new rules, Brook is now not eligible to play in the IPL, or be part of the auction, until IPL 2027. As things stand, the only exception the IPL has made for signed players missing a season is in the case of "an injury/medical condition", which will have to be confirmed by the player's home board.

"It's not harsh though, I kinda agree with it. A lot of people do that (withdrawing). People have done it in the past, and then they come back in and end up getting a better financial package or whatever it is. It kinda messes up a lot of things as well at the same time," Moeen said on the Beard Before Cricket podcast.