
Samit Patel Retires After ECB Ban for Playing in Disapproved T20 League
Former England all-rounder Samit Patel, 41, has retired from domestic cricket after being banned from the T20 Blast for 12 months due to his participation in the World Legends Pro T20 League in Goa. Patel, who played 60 times for England and made 629 appearances for Nottinghamshire over 22 years, said he "probably wouldn't have played" had he known it would result in a ban. He joins Ravi Bopara as the only players to feature in every year of the Blast since it began in 2003.