Difficult to play England players in the remaining matches of IPL 2021 ECB reveals the reason

IPL 2021 | England Premier League (IPL) 2021 has to be postponed indefinitely after 29 matches. No decision has been taken as to when and where the remaining 31 matches of this T20 league will be played. Meanwhile the IPL is a bad news for franchise teams. It can be quite difficult for England players to participate in the remaining matches of the IPL. The England cricket team has a busy schedule after June and if the remaining matches of the IPL are held afresh this year, the England cricketers will not be able to play. ECB Cricket Director Ashley Giles gave this information.

The decision to postpone the T20 league was taken on May 4 after a Corona positive case in the IPL bio bubble. It can now be held either before the T20 World Cup in late September or in the middle of November. England's top cricketers will be busy both times. He is scheduled to visit Bangladesh in September and October while the Ashes series will be played just after the T20 World Cup.

Giles told ESPN Cricinfo, 'Our FTP schedule is very busy. There is a tour of Pakistan and Bangladesh. ' England's 11 cricketers are participating in different teams of IPL. "We don't know what the schedule of the remaining matches of the IPL will be and when and where they will be," Giles said. This season, our schedule is very busy with matches against New Zealand. He said, 'We have to play the T20 World Cup and then the Ashes series. Take care of your players' workload as well.

Giles dismissed suggestions that the ECB had changed its strategy, which had previously stated that its players could opt out of the Test series against New Zealand in June due to playing IPL. Giles said, 'New Zealand's cinereau was different. The schedule of that series was made in late January and by then players had got NOC letters to play IPL.