Thursday, November 26, 2009

Stuart Broad eyes IPL contract

STAFF WRITER 16:56 HRS IST

London, Nov 26 (PTI) Having turned down an IPL contract in season-II for the sake of Ashes, England paceman Stuart Broad is now eyeing his maiden stint in Twenty20 tournament in its third edition next year.

Broad's representative is in touch with the IPL Chairman Lalit Modi and he may be included in the list of players on sale at the third IPL auction in January, provided he gets the nod of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

"We have had contact from Craig (Sackfield, Broad's agent) and all players now have to write to me directly and arrange an NOC (no objection certificate) from their board by December 31," Modi said.

"Then we will fix a minimum bid price and circulate their names to the franchises.

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