England gamers are unlikely to be keen to return to their Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises later within the yr if a rescheduled 2021 season is held, stated former captain Mike Atherton.
England’s director of cricket Ashley Giles had earlier stated that gamers from the nation received’t be taking part in within the the rest of IPL, which was postponed indefinitely final week as a result of emergence of Covid-19 circumstances inside the match bio-bubble.
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“It is unlikely that the players will risk a showdown with their principal employer over this, despite the potential loss of income,” Atherton wrote in his column for The Times.
“There will be little appetite for returning to IPL this year, given the workload in front of the players in the English summer and the following winter. No one would want to jeopardise a chance of playing in the T20 World Cup or the Ashes, both of which would come swiftly on the back of a rescheduled IPL,” he stated.
Giles earlier stated that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) expects full participation of England gamers of their upcoming worldwide matches.
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“We’re planning on the involvement of England players in England matches. We’ve got a full FTP schedule. So if those tours to Pakistan and Bangladesh [in September and October] are going ahead, I’d expect the players to be there,” Giles instructed British media right here.
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