"I won’t be going to the IPL," said Michael Clarke.
"The lead up to the Twenty20 World Championships is the IPL so it’s good preparation so it does not surprise me that a lot of players are going," he said.
"(But) The most important thing for me is we’ve only got a couple of weeks off, we’ve got a very busy schedule. With me, with my body and time with my family, I want time off this year," the Aussie vice-captain explained.
"It’s a wonderful thing for cricket, it’s definitely improved Twenty20 cricket, its played a part in improving one day cricket," he added.