Trevor Bayliss will take care of Fitness of England stars in playing in IPL

Trevor Bayliss will take care of Fitness of England stars in playing in IPL  

The IPL, begins on April 7 and is sandwiched between the tour of New Zealand and the start of the domestic season with first-choice England players Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali committed to almost two months of sub-continental cricket.

England head coach Bayliss insists no risks will be taken with contracted players and is confident the ECB would not hesitate to withdraw them if necessary.

"We have important series on the way and if they have to come back early then they will," he said.

"If they have niggles they will not go. If someone gets a bit of a niggle while they are there we will pull them back."

Bayliss, a former IPL coach with Kolkata Knight Riders and well attuned to the benefits of the domestic T20 circuit, has been a driving force behind the increased availability of England players.

And Stokes' experiences last year, when he was voted tournament MVP with Rising Pune Supergiant, make him even more convinced about the potential gains.

He said: "If we look at Stokes he was on fire last year. I'm not saying that will happen to everybody, but the way he batted when he came back it was a step up in class from where he was before.

"It is a learning curve for everyone. But just the experience they get playing in some of these tournaments against some of the best players in the world, with different coaches in different environments with big crowds is huge. I think in the past the English players have missed out on that."

Jos Buttler, Sam Billings, Jason Roy and Chris Jordan are the four limited-overs specialists who landed contracts and will be available for the entire tournament unless required for Test duty.

Source: skysports.com