IPL affecting South Africa's World T20 plans
Altus Momberg writes in supersport.com that the South African playerspoor form in the IPL is jeopardising the national side's preparations for the World Twenty20 tournament.
It was hoped beforehand that the majority of the national players would get regular game time in the IPL so that it would serve as ideal preparation for the World tournament. However, the opposite has transpired, with the likes of AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher and JP Duminy spectators in the IPL.
Nitin Sundar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo