Other domestic T20 franchise cricket and past IPLs also dominate owners' thinking more than the international arena, but New Zealanders have every chance of improving on last year's record of 11 contracts. Eighteen players, but no New Zealanders, have been retained at the eight IPL franchises. Corey Anderson earned a contract with the Mumbai Indians in 2014, principally on the back of his then world-record 36-ball ODI century against the West Indies at Queenstown. No IPL franchise were interested. Another season he was part of the Mumbai Indians' squad but did not play.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 07, 2018 18:56 UTC