New Delhi: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Friday said that the level of domestic cricket is equivalent to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other international matches. He encouraged all players in the Indian cricket circuit to participate in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the T20 national competition of India.

The importance of international players participating in domestic cricket has come after India’s loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 down under. Many players from India’s Test squad like Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shubman Gill turned up for their respective state teams as the second phase of Ranji Trophy resumed on Thursday.

Chakravarthy, who has regularly featured for Tamil Nadu in domestic competitions when not playing international cricket, has advocated for domestic........

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