The costliest players on the Indian Premier League roster, England’s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff stand to lose as much as 150,000 pounds (USD 219,511 approx) due to the organisers’ decision to push back the event’s start by a week as their work has been cut to 14 days.
Via NDTV
Andrew Flintoff remains committed to playing in the Indian Premier League despite being forced home from England’s tour of West Indies by his latest injury. The all-rounder is flying back from the Caribbean and will miss the final Test in Trinidad to undergo intensive treatment on his strained hip muscle with his county Lancashire.
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Lalit Modi, commissioner of the billion-pound Indian Premier League, has said that if Andrew Flintoff were to decide he was fit to play in the league, then the England and Wales Cricket Board should not interfere. “It’s between the player and his team,” Modi said.
Via Guardian
Contrary to suggestions that Andrew Flintoff should skip Indian Premier League to save his energy for the Ashes series, former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says the lucrative Twenty20 event will prepare the all-rounder better.
Via TOI
Andrew Flintoff who is not playing in the third test match between England and West Indies is probably doing it so that he can save himself for playing in the second season of the Indian Premier League beginning in April. The thought operating at the back of his mind at the subconscious level would be [...]
Andrew Flintoff is certain that he will be fit to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League, despite the hip injury that has ruled him out of England’s fourth Test against West Indies, which starts in Barbados on Thursday, and makes him a doubt for the rest of the series.
Via Guardian
The England captain, Kevin Pietersen, and Andrew Flintoff may have to pay off their counties before they are allowed to sign lucrative contracts to play in the Indian Premier League in April. Hampshire and Lancashire are seeking compensation as England’s two star players are poised to cash in on the richest tournament in cricket history.
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All-rounder Andrew Flintoff wants to join the Indian Premier League next season because he believes England will benefit from extra Twenty20 experience.
Via BBC
English players are welcome to join the Indian Premier League, reiterated IPL commissioner Lalit Modi but he insisted that Kevin Pietersen and co will have to commit to at least 15 games in the cash-rich league, failing which no franchise would be interested in having them.
Via The Hindu
England boss Peter Moores is ready to let most of his players appear in next year’s Indian Premier League if they are offered contracts. Head coach Moores will be the man who ultimately decides whether captain Kevin Pietersen and star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff are allowed to cash-in next April when the tournament kicks off again.
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