<img title="Michael Clarke" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/may/14Michael-Clarke.jpg" alt="Michael Clarke" /> Michael Clarke
It's still too early to comprehend the full import or impending impact of Cricket Australia's (CA) incentives aimed at keeping its top players away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) but Michael Clarke is sure the stars from Down Under won't desert the world's biggest T20 bash.
"The David Warners and Steven Smiths will keep coming; they love it and I don't know one Australian cricketer that has not had a good time when they have come and played the IPL. I'm really confident you will continue to see Australian cricketers being a part of the IPL," the former 'Baggy Green' skipper said at an event to announce his academy's exchange programme with the Aditya School of Sports. "I am certainly coming back," quipped Clarke, now a commentator.
Reserving his judgement on the CA decision to offer long-term contracts to five of its top players in exchange for skipping the cash-rich IPL "as I don't know enough about it", Clarke was, however, quick to remind that "the game is bigger than any individual", and players can never carry away the sheen. "If Sir Donald Bradman can retire and the game goes on, it doesn't matter who comes in and who goes out," he pointed out.
Aussie players have not just been enhancing star value in the IPL, three of them are actually leading teams in the 2017 edition. "Captaining in T20 is probably the hardest among the three formats of the game because it's all about instinct. You see it, you feel it and you have to make a decision straightaway," said the 36-year-old, picking out Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan as the best on view in IPL 2017.
Clarke backed Australia and India to enter the Champions Trophy final. The eight-nation tournament will be held in England from June 1 to 18.

It's still too early to comprehend the full import or impending impact of Cricket Australia's (CA) incentives aimed at keeping its top players away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) but Michael Clarke is sure the stars from Down Under won't desert the world's biggest T20 bash

IPL 2017: 'The Warners and Smiths will keep coming to IPL'

IPL 2017: Punjab to take on Pune in virtual knock out clash

It's still too early to comprehend the full import or impending impact of Cricket Australia's (CA) incentives aimed at keeping its top players away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) but Michael Clarke is sure the stars from Down Under won't desert the world's biggest T20 bash

IPL 2017: 'The Warners and Smiths will keep coming to IPL'

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

Home / Sports / Cricket / Article / IPL 2017: 'The Warners and Smiths will keep coming to IPL'

IPL 2017: 'The Warners and Smiths will keep coming to IPL'

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast