India, April 24 -- Days after being banned from the T20 Blast, former England allrounder Samit Patel has announced he won't feature in domestic cricket anymore. Patel was banned because he participated in the World Legends Pro League earlier this year in Goa, and the league didn't have the approval of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

As per the England and Wales Cricket Board's guidelines, they can't have such a cricketer playing in their domestic cricket for six months. Former Australia pacer Peter Siddle, who played 67 Tests, was banned for a similar reason.

"I probably wouldn't have played it [the World Legends League]. There was a lot of uncertainty about whether we could play or not but we can't get past that now. ...