Graham Gooch Blames IPL For England Defeat | IPL update

Graham Gooch

Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff made the headlines when they became the costliest cricketers in the IPL auction, costing $1.55 million each.

Former England Captain Graham Gooch said Indian Premier League's auctions Saturday distracted England players as they went down to a humiliating innings and 23 runs loss against the West Indies.

'The England team say they have got no distractions with the IPL but when you have all these background influences going on, it is not the best environment to give your best performance,' Gooch was quoted as saying in the BBC sport.