Former Australian all-rounder and Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody has backed the rule where MS Dhoni will be considered
as an uncapped player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. Saying the rule as a great one, he said that the present five-year window for Indian players to be considered uncapped should be brought down to three years as well.

Moody, speaking on ESPN Cricinfo, as quoted by The Times of India: “I think it’s a great rule. I think it allows, if you are good enough and you have got longevity, it allows a player to continue to play on the big stage and perform and have some sort of role; without them, I suppose, you are making it difficult, from a price perspective, to retain those players because they might be the identity, or in Dhoni’s case, certainly he is the identity of CSK. So, I don’t think that’s an issue at all. I think the longer the likes of iconic players like Dhoni can play in the IPL and can physically deliver like he has been, it’s good for the tournament.”

“I personally think five years is a long time; I would like to see it as a three-year window. Once a player has played his last international game, I think if you are out of international cricket or you haven’t been considered to play for India over that three-year window, you should be given the right of passage to be able to come in at that four-crow level,” Moody stated.

Apart from MS Dhoni, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Sharma and Mohit Sharma will also come in the uncapped category amid the regulations announced for the upcoming IPL as well.