NZC knew IPL vital to prolong int’l career: Taylor

The ‘Club versus Country’ debate has been on since IPL’s inception in 2008 but former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor feels that his country’s board was among the first to realise that ‘allowing players in the IPL will only prolong their international careers’.

New Zealand, for some years now, does not plan any bilateral series during IPL which allows all its players to ply their trade in the cash-rich league and earn handsome salaries. ‘New Zealand cricket has done a very good job (by keeping window open during IPL). We don’t have the same depth of players like some of the other countries, so it is good that our players come and play in the IPL. Ultimately by playing in IPL, the players get to play for NZ for a longer time,’ Delhi Daredevils’ Taylor said during an interaction after a training session of the team.

‘The way it has gone, NZC knows to keep the players playing for as long as possible, both the Board and the players will have to give in a little bit,’ Taylor said.