FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Nets - Emirates Riverside, Durham, Britain - September 15, 2017 England's Tom Curran during nets Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
LONDON (Reuters) - Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart wants a cut-off date for county players to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) after losing seamer Tom Curran to the Twenty20 tournament just days before the start of their championship campaign.
Curran went unsold in February's IPL auction but Kolkata Knight Riders recruited him for around $247,000 (£172,025) earlier this month to replace injured Australian paceman Mitchell Starc.
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