Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is likely to stay away from next year's Indian Premier League, thereby putting his country before the cash awash Twenty20 extravaganza for the third year in a row.

The 28-year-old Queenslander's manager Sam Halvorsen said Johnson, who would have been one of the most sought-after names at the January 19 auction, is likely to give the third edition of the tournament a miss, a decision which may have cost him $2,00,000.

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