Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke says he will not play in this year’s Indian Premier League. Clarke said his decision to skip the lucrative Twenty20 tournament was made because Australia has such a busy international schedule coming up.
“I won’t be going to the IPL,” Clarke said, ruling himself out of tomorrow’s auction.The most important thing for me is we’ve only got a couple of weeks off, we’ve got a very busy schedule. With me, with my body and time with my family, I want time off this year.”
File photo of Michael Clarke in a tackle with Sachin
But Clarke said his decision did not mean that he could not understand why so many other players did want to play in the Indian competition.
“It’s a wonderful thing for cricket, it’s definitely improved Twenty20 cricket, it’s played a part in improving one-day cricket,” he said. The lead-up to the Twenty20 world championships is the IPL, so it’s good preparation so it does not surprise me that a lot of players are going.” -AAP
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