England will ask players to leave the Indian Premier League EARLY next year to make themselves available for their country after ODI World Cup disaster
- England will ask players to cut short their participation in next year’s IPL
- Preparation for next year’s T20 World Cup clashes with the Indian cricket league
- England’s torrid performance at this year’s ODI World Cup has sparked reaction
England’s management are set to get tough with England’s World Cup flops by cutting short the players’ stints at next year’s Indian Premier League.
ECB managing director Rob Key admitted earlier this week that England had prepared poorly for their 50-over title defence in India, leading to Jos Buttler’s losing six of their nine matches to finish seventh, and is determined to avoid the same mistake when they defend the T20 World Cup next summer.
England are due to play a five-match T20 series at home against Pakistan between 22 and 30 May and all of the World Cup squad will be expected to be back in the country a few days beforehand, ruling them out of the IPL play-offs and the final pool games.
England’s preparations for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States will clash with the latter stages of the IPL, and Buttler’s players will be expected to make themselves available for their country.
While the IPL schedule has not been formally released the latter stages will clash with England’s World Cup warm-up matches, will the final expected to take place on 24 May. The World Cup itself starts on 4 June and runs for almost four weeks as it is an expanded tournament, featuring 20 teams.
England players will be asked to cut short their participation in next year’s Indian Premier League
Ben Stokes and the majority of England’s ODI World Cup team are expected to feature in the IPL
England ODI captain Jos Buttler himself has endured a long stint playing for IPL team Rajasthan Royals
England are due to play a five-match T20 series at home against Pakistan between 22 and 30 May and all of the World Cup squad will be expected to be back in the country a few days beforehand, ruling them out of the IPL play-offs and the final pool games.
In contrast none of England’s World Cup party played in the one-day series which preceded this tournament, a 2-0 win over Ireland in September.
The majority of England’s World T20 would expect to earn IPL contracts with Buttler having spent the last five years starring for the Rajasthan Royals, which could lead to some difficult conversations for Key, who ultimately controls their workload.
A number of multi-format players included Ben Stokes have already indicated that they may not enter the IPL auction however, as with England due back in India for five Test matches in January and February playing in IPL would involve spending most of the first half of next year in the country.
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