Dock money if players put IPL over England, says Geoffrey Boycott
Outspoken former Test batsman says duty for the national team should take precedence over games in the lucrative India league
09 March 2021 - 17:31
London — The English cricket board must stop treating its players in a “namby-pamby way” and dock money if they put the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) above national duty, says former Test batsman Geoffrey Boycott.
Head coach Chris Silverwood has said England players would be allowed to miss the start of the Test series against New Zealand in June if their IPL teams make the final of the Twenty20 competition...
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