Ganguly downplays fatigue fears over IPL-World Cup double eNCA
File: The gruelling Twenty20 tournament starts on Saturday and runs flat-out for nearly six weeks, leaving barely any breathing room before the World Cup gets underway on 30 May.
The gruelling Twenty20 tournament starts Saturday and runs flat-out for nearly six weeks, leaving barely any breathing room before the World Cup gets underway on May 30.Coaches and captains are preparing for star players to be recalled from the IPL by their national cricket boards for a rest in the days before the game's biggest spectacle gets underway in England and Wales.
Teams play 14 matches each in just under six weeks during the IPL, which has evolved into one of the world's richest sporting competitions and attracts foreign stars and coaches. "I can see it from a board's point of view, that they want to make sure they can put their best team on the park for the entire World Cup," Ponting said in Delhi.
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