Overview
- Nottinghamshire confirmed Tuesday that Peter Siddle withdrew citing “personal circumstances”, ending his T20 Blast deal and prompting a search for an overseas replacement.
- ECB rules make players ineligible if they took part in “disapproved cricket” within the previous 12 months, a category that ICC guidance says can draw suspensions of six to 12 months.
- The World Legends Pro T20 League in Goa counts as disapproved because India’s board did not sanction it, and both Siddle and Samit Patel played in the event earlier this year.
- Samit Patel has accepted the directive and will not play this summer, ending his streak of appearing in every Blast season after Ravi Bopara stepped away from county cricket last month.
- Siddle remains active with Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League because some boards do not enforce the same bar, underscoring uneven global application of ICC guidance.