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    "excerpt": "London, May 26 (CRICKETNMORE):  England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stand-in director Andy Flower has warned that allowing English players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) can result in their missing out on "growth opportunities" in first-class cricket.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, May 26 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;<\/strong>England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stand-in director Andy Flower has warned that allowing English players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) can result in their missing out on &quot;growth opportunities&quot; in first-class cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Interestingly it was during Flower&#39;s tenure as England head coach when there was regular tension between the players wanting to participate in the IPL -- notably Kevin Pietersen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Flower however, accepted the benefits of playing in the IPL, specially handling a lot of pressure and playing in front of big crowds and among some of the best players in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The ECB position, at the moment, is to allow some of our best players to go to the IPL,&quot; Flower was quoted as saying by espncricinfo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And a lot of people will say things have thankfully moved on from the time I made my decisions around subjects like the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;(By playing in the IPL) They do miss out on some really excellent growth opportunities in first-class cricket for their counties. There is no doubt about that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;But the understanding at the moment is that they are growing in other ways, playing under a lot of pressure, in front of big crowds and among some of the best players in the world at the IPL,&quot; the former Zimbabwe skipper added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The ongoing 11th season of the IPL has witnessed a number of star English players, including Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali plying their trade for various franchises.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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