Kolkata: The IPL will be a boon, not bane, for India’s World Cup-bound players, VVS Laxman believed Friday amid a raging debate around players’ workload management programme. “I think all of them are professional players and playing a tournament like the IPL will help them to be in good rhythm when they go to the World Cup,” Laxman said.
“But they have to be very sensible and smart. The workload management, as it is, is a focus of the franchise because it’s a long tournament where there is a lot of travel.” Laxman said, “I am sure all the players will be smart enough. Playing the IPL will be an advantage as they play against top quality opposition. You are playing with some quality players.” Warner and Steve Smith were handed year-long bans from state and International cricket for the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town Test last year.
