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Which England players are in the IPL?

There are 10 England players in the IPL - who will go the furthest in the competition?

There are 10 England players involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) - here's everything you need to know. 

This year's IPL will take place across the United Arab Emirates due to the Covid-19 pandemic with teams living in bio-secure bubbles.

Ben Stokes

Team: Rajasthan Royals
Cost: £1.38m
Previous IPL teams: Rising Pune Supergiant (2017) 
IPL 2019 performance: 9 matches; 123 runs at an average of 20.50; 6 wickets at an average of 31.50. A quiet 2019 IPL for Ben Stokes but his form in the following ICC Cricket World Cup and Ashes was sensational.

Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes will be joined by Tom Curran at Rajasthan Royals

Jos Buttler

Team: Rajasthan Royals
Cost: £485,000
Previous IPL teams: Mumbai Indians
IPL 2019 performance: 8 matches; 311 runs at an average of 38.87. A stunning IPL for Jos who hit 3 half centuries and took 8 catches.

Jofra Archer

Team: Rajasthan Royals
Cost: £800,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: 11 matches; 67 runs at an eye-catching strike-rate of 167.50; 11 wickets at an average of 26.45. 

Tom Curran

Team: Rajasthan Royals
Cost: £108,000
Previous IPL teams: Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2019 performance: Tom didn't play in the 2019 IPL but was signed for KKR in 2018 but did not make an appearance for the franchise.

Eoin Morgan

Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Cost: £563,000
Previous IPL teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab
IPL 2019 performance: Morgan missed the 2019 IPL preparing for the ICC Cricket World Cup but is back for KKR a side he has played for before.

Eoin Morgan and Tom Banton will represent KKR

Tom Banton

Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Cost: £108,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: This will be Tom's first experience in the IPL, he has already played in the BBL (Australia), PSL (Pakistan) and Abu Dhabi T10 leagues.

Moeen Ali

Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Cost: £187,000
Previous IPL teams: 
IPL 2019 performance: 11 matches; 220 runs at an average of 27.50; 6 wickets at an average of 28.16. A good IPL for our off-spinning all-rounder.

Jonny Bairstow

Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Cost: 240,000
Previous IPL teams: None
IPL 2019 performance: 10 matches; 445 runs at an average of 55.62. A stunning debut IPL season for Jonny who hit 1 century and 2 fifties and developed an explosive opening partnership with David Warner.

Sam Curran

Team: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Cost: £590,000
Previous IPL teams: Kings XI Punjab
IPL 2019 performance: 9 matches; 95 runs at an average of 23.75; 10 wickets at an average of 32.30. A mixed debut IPL season for Sam, a highlight taking a hat-trick against Delhi Capitals.

Chris Jordan

Team: Kings XI Punjab
Cost: £323,000
Previous IPL teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad 
IPL 2019 performance: Jordan didn't play in the 2019 IPL but has made 11 IPL appearances since 2016.