England captain, Eoin Morgan, has been a hit among the IPL franchises over the years. First, Royal Challengers Bangalore and then the Kolkata Knight Riders benefitted from Morgan’s innovative and uninhibited strokeplay. Morgan chose to opt out of the 2014 season in a bid to resurrect his Test career. However, after not being picked in the Test side since then, the England batsman has once again made himself available for selection in the 2015 IPL Player Auction. “Yeah, I can confirm that I will be in the IPL auction this year and hopefully I will be picked up,” Morgan said, adding that while he still dreams of playing Test cricket for England, his ambitions have diminished to a certain extent after being overlooked in the last year and that he feels going to play the IPL this year would be better for his career. “I think they’ve (the Test ambitions) been scaled down a bit probably since the start of our summer. I gave myself the opportunity last year in missing the IPL as there was a potential carrot at the end of the road,” he said. “I think there were three positions available at the start of our summer, and I didn’t manage to get any of them. So, since then it has been scaled down a bit. The ambition still is to play Test cricket, absolutely, but given where I’m at the moment, I think the IPL is the best thing for me,” Morgan said. The England ODI captain also feels that playing in the top T20 leagues around the world will expose him to more ideas and strategies as a leader, which he can bring into the national team. “I think it’s nice to have one ear to the ground, playing Big Bash and potentially the IPL,” he said. “It’s very useful because cricket is changing so much at the moment that it’s nice to have a few fresh ideas.” Morgan also wished that more English cricketers would embrace the IPL because he felt the tournament does a great deal for the growth of a cricketer. “It is an opportunity not only for me but also for other English cricketers to go and play,” he said. “I think they should take it with both hands. It’s a great experience, and like the Big Bash it’s a huge opportunity to put yourself under pressure and bridge that gap between our domestic game at home and the international game.”