TRP battle in Australia: WI Tests take on IPL

"The IPL's been fantastic, better than I expected. It really has gripped the nation (India). The cricket's been good and the Indians have been pretty clever by limiting the number of international players so they can give a chance to their younger guys to play with the top cricketers. I think that's going to improve cricket over there," the ACA boss said.

"It's not just about dancing girls and crash and bash. It's become a serious competition over there. There's a great affinity the fans have built up with their local sides. That really surprised me.

"Every ground I went to, the ground was pretty much full, the atmosphere was awesome and the players from all countries were mixing with each other. Every single one of our players who were there have told me they really enjoyed it," he said.

Marsh reiterated his view that an international window should be created for IPL and said the ACA would commission studies into how the new tournament would affect the players' welfare and time management.

"We want to mostly see how this can fit into the cricket calendar. We've said that there needs to be a window for the IPL. If you have a proper window, players can make the choice about whether they do or they don't play. If they don't they'll get a few weeks off. Depending on what type of player it is, they might want that."

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