KEY IN NO MOOD FOR IPL
Kent Spitfires captain Robert Key is a strong supporter of Twenty20 cricket, but he can't imagine signing on for the Indian Premier League - as he doesn't think he is good enough at the moment!
The Spitfires defeated Gloucestershire Gladiators in August's Twenty20 Final at Edgbaston, but Key, 28, believes that rather than worrying about the 'life-changing' amounts of money on offer in the IPL, he should be concentrating on regaining his England place.
He said: "I have to try to be realistic and at this point in time I am not a big enough name. You are talking about some of the best players in the world in that form of the game," he said.
"If one or two years down the line I was back playing for England and smacking the ball out of the park I would have a different answer. It is a very hard decision to make. If someone offers you life-changing amount of money then you can't just turn around and say 'no'. At the minute all I want to do is play for England.
"In an attempt to better myself I have gone out to Perth and done some extra work. I have had to sit down and be honest with myself - I have to be a better fielder and I have to hit the ball harder."
Key says he is looking forward to trying to regain the Twenty20 Cup and added: "It is fantastic and it starts at a great time of the year because you will have been playing four days of cricket, your bowlers will be starting to get tired and then they have two weeks were they are bowling four overs in a game.
"It is intense, hard cricket, but you also feel as though you are getting a lot of rest. It means there is that much more recovery time for your bowlers and they come back fresh from the Twenty20 cricket into the next Championship game."
Kent Spitfires captain Robert Key is a strong supporter of Twenty20 cricket, but he can't imagine signing on for the Indian Premier League - as he doesn't think he is good enough at the moment!
The Spitfires defeated Gloucestershire Gladiators in August's Twenty20 Final at Edgbaston, but Key, 28, believes that rather than worrying about the 'life-changing' amounts of money on offer in the IPL, he should be concentrating on regaining his England place.
He said: "I have to try to be realistic and at this point in time I am not a big enough name. You are talking about some of the best players in the world in that form of the game," he said.
"If one or two years down the line I was back playing for England and smacking the ball out of the park I would have a different answer. It is a very hard decision to make. If someone offers you life-changing amount of money then you can't just turn around and say 'no'. At the minute all I want to do is play for England.
"In an attempt to better myself I have gone out to Perth and done some extra work. I have had to sit down and be honest with myself - I have to be a better fielder and I have to hit the ball harder."
Key says he is looking forward to trying to regain the Twenty20 Cup and added: "It is fantastic and it starts at a great time of the year because you will have been playing four days of cricket, your bowlers will be starting to get tired and then they have two weeks were they are bowling four overs in a game.
"It is intense, hard cricket, but you also feel as though you are getting a lot of rest. It means there is that much more recovery time for your bowlers and they come back fresh from the Twenty20 cricket into the next Championship game."
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