ENGLAND’S players were left angry and frustrated last night after talks about appearing in the megabucks Indian Premier League broke down.
Via TheSun
The competitive streak is well and truly alive in England Ashes hero Matthew Hoggard, who yesterday said he would be interested in playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next season.
Via SCMP
After the PR nightmare of Stanford week, the England and Wales Cricket Board have little time to regroup before their chief executive, David Collier, heads to India for a crucial meeting with Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi next week.
Via Telegraph
IPL chief Lalit Modi has revealed that Kevin Pietersen has already agreed to join the Indian Premier League next year. “I am very keen for Kevin to take part in the IPL,” Modi was reported as saying in The Sun. “He has already agreed to be part of it, we just need a non-objection certificate [...]
Sir Allen Stanford, the backer of the Stanford Super Series, believes England players should be able to participate in the Indian Premier League. “For English players not to participate wouldn’t be good from a management view when players from other countries can,” Stanford told Radio Five Live.
Via BBC
“Are the franchise owners happy for Kevin Pietersen to play a handful of matches and then go away? I don’t think anybody would be happy with that. He wouldn’t add any value and would be more of a disruption. It takes time to gel with team-mates and to become part of team strategy and implement [...]
The participation of English cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is doubtful because of a contract row that threatens the commercial success of the proposed English version of the Twenty20 league.
Via Sify
Essex all-rounder Graham Napier insists he has not yet committed himself to any deal with the Indian Premier League. But the 28-year-old, who caught the eye in breaking a world six-hitting Twenty20 record last summer, admits to having been in negotiations.
Via BBC
Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi said his organisation could not be held responsible if Sri Lanka cancelled their tour of England in April and May next year.
Via AFP
England players will be free to play in part of the next Indian Premier League season if India release 20 players for the inaugural English version in 2010.
Via BBC
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