I pushed Andrew Strauss to let England players go to the IPL, reveals Eoin Morgan

"(The) 2015 (World Cup) was the cornerstone of the start of our success. It really was the trigger to a lot of things happening in English cricket and one of the most important things was the appointment of Andrew Strauss. He had watched everything in the two years leading into the 2015 World Cup and wasn't surprised by the way we played and the outcome. It was humiliating the way we played and the fashion we were knocked out was humiliating,” Morgan told Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz in Conversation.

"Playing in IPL was part of Strauss's plan. I pushed him to make that call because, in international bilateral series, it's so difficult to replicate the pressure that's there in Champions Trophy or the World Cup. He asked me what's different? One, you play as an overseas player so there are huge expectations. If you play in the IPL, there's different pressure and different expectations.”

"Sometimes you can't get away with it and you have to find a way to deal with it. It takes you out of your comfort zone. It is completely beneficial to play in IPL. That was a big mindset shift for us. We’ve had Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer being stars in the IPL. That has been a big change in mindset for us. Jonny Bairstow has done well recently. Hopefully, there will be more. And I hope Indian cricket is alright with us because we are using it as a vehicle to try and grow players.”