Jason Roy gives up ECB incremental contract to play in Major League Cricket

English opener Jason Roy on Thursday confirmed his plans to terminate his England amp Wales Cricket Board ECB incremental contract in order to play in the Major League Cricket the newly announced T20 franchise tournament in the United States of AmericaThe MLC is due to take place from July 1330 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and has significant backing from both India and Australia four of the six franchises have investors who own IPL teams while Cricket Victoria and Cricket New South Wales have stakes in the other twoThe leagues inaugural season features a minor clash with the English summer the semifinals and finals of the T20 Blast take place on July 15 while there are two rounds of County Championship fixtures between Finals Day and the start of the Hundred on August 1So English players on full central contracts are unlikely to feature in MLC this yearEngland Mens whiteball batter Jason Roy has informed the England amp Wales Cricket Board ECB that he wishes to take up an agreement with Major League Cricket in the USA later this summer the ECB said in a statementThe ECB have agreed for him to play in the competition on the proviso that he gives up the remainder of his ECB incremental contract which both parties have agreed to it addedAlso Read IPL 2023 Jason Roy fined for Code of Conduct breach during KKR vs RCBOn his part Roy put out a statement on social media saying that he never will walk away from England despite not having central contractFollowing a bit of unwanted speculation over the last 24 hours I wanted to clarify that I am not and never will walk away from England Representing my country continues to be my proudest moment as a professional cricketer I hope to play for England for many more years that remains my priority the opener saidIve had clear and supportive conversations with the ECB about participating in Major League Cricket The ECB were happy with me to play in the competition as long as they didnt have to pay me for the remainder of the contractual yearAs a single format player with no central contract I wanted to take the opportunity to play this competition as there are currently no scheduling conflicts with England It benefits me as an England player to play as much competitive cricket as possible he addedThe 32year old Roy further stated that his priority is England cricket especially with a World Cup set to be played this yearThe ECB too in its statement expounded that beliefThe ECB wish to clarify that this decision will not affect Jasons selection for England teams going forward We have absolute confidence and faith that Jason is committed to England cricket it saidWith this Roy became the first major England player to have taken the route towards franchise cricket and to be contracted by private entities He was picked up in the Indian Premier League by the Kolkata Knight Riders who also have franchise in the MLCThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever