Plunkett Is Hoping Tour Can Be An IPL Audition

LIAM Plunkett is hoping to give himself a shot of playing in the Indian Premier League by shining for his country in perhaps the toughest one-day assignment in world cricket.

- Richard Edwards

The Yorkshire quick last played a Test match back in 2014 but has been a key member of Eoin Morgan’s one-day side as England have hauled themselves off the floor following their disastrous World Cup campaign in New Zealand and Australia.

Since being recalled to the team against the Kiwis in June 2015, Plunkett has taken 21 wickets, including ten in the series against Sri Lanka at the start of last summer.

After an 11-year international career that has seen him in and out of the England side across all formats, Plunkett is enjoying a consistent run in a one-day outfit that has exceeded all expectations in the past 12 months.

A tour to India obviously represents a further step-up for Plunkett but he’s confident that he can use the series as a platform to broaden his T20I experience – and enable him to follow the likes of Sam Billings and Chris Jordan into the Big Bash and IPL.

“At this stage I want to keep learning and experiencing as much as I can,” says Plunkett. “These are the best competitions in the world.

“There was some talk of the Big Bash and the (Hobart) Hurricanes one might have been an option but obviously I wanted to make myself available for the whole of the India series.