What role IPL played in test series defeat against England ?

I think IPL had a limited role in the test series against England. The role was that Indian batsmen did not have the patience to fight it out in the middle. Every now and then when they were bogged down, they were playing loose (release) shots and were getting out due to this. I think this was one of the biggest issues for the poor scores put up by our batsmen. Cheers! Ram

I dont think IPL has got any role to play in this loss. It was just good plannimg by england. You have to admit it. Cook was brilliant. Both as a captain and a performer. We should take Ipl positively as it provides a platform to players who are under financial crisis and a platform to be recognized amongst the world. When the youngsters share the dressing room with greats like gilchrist, gayle, kallis and etc they come to know about the class of these players; how to handle pressure and also these players share their experience with the yongsters. Ipl has really rose the level of cricket according to me.

Hmm.. so in a way the IPL is nullifying the spin advantage India used to have. So, may be we should have IPL in South Africa and Australia more, so that more of our batsmen get used to playing fast bowling. Perhaps this is called "Globalisation effect".!!

I felt that inconsistency in both blowing and batting is the reason which lead Indians to the great loose. For the first game Indians were doing good and they had won the game but in the second and third game India did not dominate. So dominating the game with steady fall of wickets and scoring the runs is quite important. I hope Indians learned something from this series.

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well i do not think IPL has any role to play in the recent disappointing performance of the Indian teams. i think if cricket is played with good spirit then it can never be a deterrent for a player and his performance. I think it is ridiculous to drag IPL into this and rather than discussing about their performance now we should focus on how to improve their performance in the coming series so that they do not succumb to another defeat. What say?

Definitely IPL is reponsible for this defeat against England.Because of IPL Indian players are concentrating more in hitting boundry rather than to spend time in the pitch which is very very key in test cricket.Bowlers are also not attacking in their approch and rather defencive so not getting wicket in quick time.It is also true that foreign players are getting more benifits than Indian player.Beside earning huge amount of money they are getting famillarize with subcontinental condition.

I never gave a thought to this aspect. Yet, playing in different conditions does helps players. May be, some of the players from Indian team should play in English county cricket, or may be try playing in South African club teams, to get used to playing in those conditions. Also, domestic cricket should have a greater priority. One way to go forward would be to lessen the number of matches played in IPL, and also less number of tours in a year. But when it is a question of money, neither the players, nor board seems to be willing to reduce the amount of cricket played in a year. Why England fare better at present may have something to do with the fact that they probably play lesser cricket than India, and may be lesser than Aussies. What do you say?