Former Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody said here yesterday he believed the Indian Premier League would help heal some of the recent rifts in international cricket. After a summer of lingering tension between rival cricket powerhouses Australia and India, Moody believes the IPL could be just what the game needs.

Moody, currently at the helm of Western Australia, will coach the Mohali franchise in the inaugural Twenty20 tournament when it starts on April 18.

Moody said that he was thrilled with the idea of having cricketers from different nations playing alongside each other. “That is an exciting prospect for cricket - and it is amazing how the game brings people together,” Moody said. “When you are playing in opposing sides in any sport things can get heated, and cricket is no different. “But when players get together in a team, cricket tends to take control of all egos and all past discrepancies.”

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