'IPL Playoffs would’ve been better than playing Pakistan': Vaughan
Updated On: 27 May, 2024 06:41 AM IST | Chennai | PTI
“I’m all for international cricket, but now and again this tournament [IPL] in particular is so exposed to pressure, and these players under a huge amount of pressure from fans, owners [and] social media, it’s massive,” said Vaughan on a Club Prairie Fire podcast
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Former skipper Michael Vaughan feels England “missed the trick” by recalling its cricketers from the IPL to play a T20 series against Pakistan, saying it had denied them experiencing pressure-cooker situations of the Playoffs, which could have helped them prepare better for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas.
Top England players, including skipper Jos Buttler (RR), Phil Salt (KKR) and Will Jacks (RCB) were among the players called back home by the England and Wales Cricket Board for a four-match T20I series against Pakistan, leading to severe criticism from several former Indian cricketers including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. In fact, it was skipper Buttler who had pushed for players to get back in the English camp from the IPL to prepare for the T20 World Cup with the series against Pakistan, director of cricket Rob Key had earlier revealed.
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