Tim Wigmore looks at how the ECB have become more open to their players taking part in the Indian Premier League

Tim Wigmore

In it for the experience: More English players, like Ben Stokes, are in the auction for the IPL this year
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In 2008, Giles Clarke, then the chairman of the England & Wales Cricket Board, welcomed Allen Stanford to Lord’s. It was one of the most tawdry sights in the history of English cricket: Stanford landing with his helicopter on the Lord’s outfield, and then showing off $20 million in cash.
Most of the money in this sealed ...