The premier English cricketers, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, and Ben Stokes are also some of the most popular names when it comes to the Indian Premier League (IPL) but that doesn’t open the floodgates for them to understand the mindset or strategies of the top Indian players. The IPL has given the platform for cricketers around the world to come closer to each other while sharing the dressing room for two months. India’s deputy skipper in Tests, Ajinkya Rahane was asked about the same during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. 

Explaining the same, Ajinkya Rahane said, “See, we definitely play in the IPL, but Test cricket and IPL are completely different. We do know how their bowlers bowl here, but length (that one bowls) is completely different in Test cricket from what they are in white-ball (formats).”

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He further added, “What we do in IPL, it’s not like we tell them all the things and I think that is very important. Yes, we have played a lot of cricket together, but when you represent the country, it is all about how best you can give individually and as a team.”

While acknowledging the fact that Archer and Stokes are key players for England, Rahane also opined that they can’t ignore the kind of balance that the opposition squad as a whole possesses.

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Talking about the balance of the English team, Rahane said, “Ben Stokes and (Jofra) Archer, they are really good players. They did really well for England, so it is not about any individual. I think it is all about a team, the England team, they are a very balanced outfit which did really well recently against Sri Lanka. So for us, what is important is that we plan against all their guys and just play as a team here and back our strengths.”